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US nonfarm payrolls surge in August; unemployment rate steady at 4.1%

2026-09-04 12:43:37 UTC / Reuters

By Lucia Mutikani

September 4, 2026 12:43 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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• Summary
• Nonfarm payrolls increase 162,000 in August, nearly triple the forecast for 56,000
• Unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%; labor force participation rate rebounds to 61.6% from 61.4% in July

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held ​steady at 4.1%, suggesting an improvement in the labor market after recent struggles, keeping an interest rate hike from ‌the Federal Reserve this month on the table.

The larger-than-expected increase in nonfarm payrolls last month reported by the Labor Department in its closely watched employment report on Friday reflected a rebound in leisure and hospitality employment following two straight monthly declines, as well as a reversal of the drag from local ​government education.

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The unemployment rate was unchanged despite the labor force increasing by 683,000, adding another layer of strength to the ​report. Financial markets boosted rate hike bets for the U.S. central bank’s September meeting. The odds ⁠had been dialed back after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event on Thursday that he was inclined to ​argue in favor of keeping rates steady if upcoming data confirmed inflation pressures were cooling.

“Even the most committed dove would struggle to ​find anything in the August employment report to justify keeping interest rates unchanged, with the surge in payrolls driven by strength across the non-health private sectors and the unemployment rate unchanged despite a big rebound in participation,” said Stephen Brown, chief North America economist at Capital Economics.

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Nonfarm payrolls surged by 162,000 ​jobs last month after an upwardly revised rise of 21,000 in July, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Economists polled ​by Reuters had forecast payrolls would increase by 56,000 after a previously reported drop of 23,000 in July.

Estimates ranged from as low as a loss ‌of 25,000 ⁠jobs to as high as a gain of 121,000. Labor market momentum had decelerated after surging in the spring, partly blamed on the oil price shock and supply chain strains from the U.S.-led war with Iran.

A “Now Hiring” sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Leisure and hospitality employment surged 62,000, with payrolls at restaurants and bars increasing by 59,000 jobs. Local government education added 42,000 jobs, reversing a decrease in the prior month. Manufacturing payrolls increased 16,000.

Healthcare employment rose 13,000. ​That was, however, slower than ​the average monthly gain of ⁠32,000 over the last year, and could reflect the revocation of Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, which impacted their work permits. Construction payrolls increased 22,000.

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Short-term interest-rate futures prices implied about ​a 65% chance of a rate increase at the Fed’s September 15-16 meeting, up from about ​55% before the ⁠employment report. U.S. Treasury yields rose. The dollar gained versus a basket of currencies.

Concerns about inflation and lack of forward guidance from the Fed have helped to boost U.S. Treasury yields, which economists see as a problem for the central bank.

Rising yields drove the 30-year fixed mortgage ⁠rate to ​a more than one-year high of 6.71% this week, data from mortgage finance ​agency Freddie Mac showed on Thursday, which could further undermine a struggling housing market.

“Ironically, a rate hike may generate less market volatility than another meeting in which ​policymakers choose to stand pat,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Paul Simao and Andrea Ricci

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White House arcade games invite players to block border ‘siege’, fill Trump Accounts

2026-09-04 3:08 PM UTC / Reuters

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September 4, 2026 3:08 PM UTC Updated 57 mins ago

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The White House has released a new “arcade” website where users play ​1980s-style video games that block “the coming ‌horde” at the U.S.-Mexico border, fill Trump Accounts for children and pursue other priorities of President ​Donald Trump.

“CAN’T STOP WINNING. ..Build the wall. ​Deport. Fill a Trump Account,” the ⁠White House posted on X, announcing ​the gaming site’s debut on Thursday.

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The site ​features five retro-style games with one more “coming soon.”

In the “Build the Wall” game, players facing a “zombie border ​siege” stack Tetris-style bricks to “protect the ​border from the coming horde.” When the bricks pile ‌up, ⁠the screen flashes the message “border breached”.

In a separate game called “Rio Run,” players maneuver a white figure to “patrol the line along ​the river,” ​moving ⁠to block and deport figures appearing to depict immigrants.

In other games, ​players can catch money to ​fill ⁠Trump Accounts, the investment plan for children, sort school lunches “to Make America Healthy Again” ⁠and ​fly a bald eagle ​through obstacles along the National Mall.

Reporting by Katharine Jackson; ​editing by Andy Sullivan and Sharon Singleton

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August jobs report shows U.S. added 162,000 jobs, more than double economists’ forecasts

September 4, 2026 / 11:06 AM EDT / CBS News

U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double economists’ forecasts and signaling a sharp acceleration from hiring in July.

By the numbers

Economists polled by FactSet forecast employers added 65,000 jobs in August.

The unemployment rate was 4.1% in August, unchanged from the previous month.

Hiring in August was boosted by job gains in food services and bars as well as local government education. Those sectors added 59,000 and 42,000 jobs, respectively. Payroll gains in August were more than five times the monthly average for the last 12 months, which is 31,000, according to the Labor Department.

“What a ‘wow’ jobs report,” said Heather Long, the chief economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, in an email. “The hiring rebound in education was expected as teachers head back to work, but it was encouraging to see the bounce back in hospitality as well, especially restaurants.”

The Labor Department also revised payroll gains up by a total of 55,000 in June and July, indicating that hiring was slightly stronger than expected during those months. Accounting for revisions, employers added 21,000 jobs in July, up from initial estimates showing the U.S.shedding 23,000 jobs.

The U.S. labor force — the number of people working or actively looking for work — increased by 683,000 last month after falling in June and July.

Although job creation accelerated in August, wage growth remained sluggish at 3.1%, the lowest since May 2021.

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“Slowing nominal wage growth suggests workers don’t have the leverage to bid up their wages,” Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, said in an email. “Even with low unemployment, the depressed hires rate means workers aren’t finding new jobs to raise their wages.”

What does this mean for interest rates

The August jobs report could strengthen the case for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike at the central bank’s upcoming meeting, with the rate decision set for Sept. 16, economists said on Friday. However, the Fed is likely to place more emphasis on the forthcoming Consumer Price Index report, which will be released on Sept. 11.

“An upside surprise in payrolls will likely ramp up concerns about a rate hike, but that outcome is in the hands of next week’s inflation numbers,” Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said in an email. “If those come in cooler than expected, the Fed will likely feel comfortable discounting potentially inflationary signals coming out of the labor market.”

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh affirmed that the labor market was on a steady course last week during the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

“There are always areas of concern in the labor market—for example, among recent graduates,” he said. “In general, though, people who want to work, by and large, are holding or finding jobs.”

Warsh signaled that inflation, which is stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target, remains the central bank’s primary focus. The Fed will have “work to do” if price pressures do not ease, he said at the Jackson Hole conference.

On Friday, CME Group’s FedWatch tool showed a 60% likelihood the Fed will raise rates in September.

太平洋岛国发联合公报 关切中国试射导弹通报不足

2026年9月4日 20:02 / 联合早报

太平洋岛国论坛领导人本周在帕劳首都科罗尔出席第55届领导人会议，发表联合公报对中国试射洲际导弹表达关切。 （路透社）

（科罗尔／悉尼综合电）太平洋岛国论坛成员国发表联合公报，不点名关切中国7月份在南太平洋试射洲际弹道导弹时“未给予足够通报”。不过，刚于2024年与台北断交转与北京建交的瑙鲁对公报提出异议。

太平洋岛国论坛峰会星期四（9月3日）晚间发布联合公报，峰会东道主帕劳总统惠普斯（Surangel Whipps）称，论坛成员国“对近期飞过一些成员国领空的洲际弹道导弹（ICBM）试射未给予足够通报表达关切”。

惠普斯在记者会上念出公报内容说：“各领导人敦促所有进行ICBM试射的国家应当公开透明并消除他国疑虑，包括按国际惯例，至少提前24小时通报。”

中国外交部发言人郭家昆同天批评帕劳“反复炒作，企图绑架其他成员国的立场，用心险恶，其图谋不会得逞”。

他也说：“中国坚持走和平发展道路……愿与南太平洋国家一同为地区和平稳定和发展繁荣贡献力量。”

北京7月份试射导弹，最终落入靠近台湾邦交国图瓦卢和瑙鲁的国际海域，引发太平洋岛国强烈关注。北京当时说，这是“中方年度军训的例常安排，已提前通知相关国家”。

太平洋岛国外长上月会面时，由于基里巴斯和瑙鲁反对，最终未发表联合声明批评导弹试射。基里巴斯当时称，美军也在马绍尔群岛一带试射导弹，单独针对中国并不公平。这次领导人峰会，基里巴斯领袖和官员也并未到场。

惠普斯和澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯星期四都反驳这个观点。阿尔巴尼斯说“美国给予适当的通报，也和马绍尔群岛有协议。中国试射时的通报极少，肯定不符合国际的预期”。

澳洲气候变化与能源部长鲍恩星期五（4日）接受澳洲广播公司（ABC）访问时说：“绝大多数国家传达一致的立场，但有一两个国家有不同观点是完全合理的……不需要达成无异议的一致，也还是能代表绝大多数国家，并传达出非常强烈、明确的观点。”

台外长林佳龙批中国大陆“战狼”外交破坏太平洋地区团结

台湾获帕劳邀请，以援助伙伴身份参与这次论坛，由外交部长林佳龙代表赴会。这引来中国大陆强烈反对。

中国大陆太平洋岛国事务特使钱波星期一（8月31日）在开幕式后警告，台湾与会“总会有后果”，并强调“这不是威胁”，但未说明具体会有什么后果。

林佳龙星期五说，中国大陆在峰会上的“战狼外交，很容易破坏太平洋地区的团结，也很令人反感和厌恶。”

他也称，中国大陆官员在这次活动中进行间谍活动。

太平洋岛国发联合公报 关切中国试射导弹通报不足

2026年9月4日 20:02 / 联合早报

太平洋岛国论坛领导人本周在帕劳首都科罗尔出席第55届领导人会议，发表联合公报对中国试射洲际导弹表达关切。 （路透社）

（科罗尔／悉尼综合电）太平洋岛国论坛成员国发表联合公报，不点名关切中国7月份在南太平洋试射洲际弹道导弹时“未给予足够通报”。不过，刚于2024年与台北断交转与北京建交的瑙鲁对公报提出异议。

太平洋岛国论坛峰会星期四（9月3日）晚间发布联合公报，峰会东道主帕劳总统惠普斯（Surangel Whipps）称，论坛成员国“对近期飞过一些成员国领空的洲际弹道导弹（ICBM）试射未给予足够通报表达关切”。

惠普斯在记者会上念出公报内容说：“各领导人敦促所有进行ICBM试射的国家应当公开透明并消除他国疑虑，包括按国际惯例，至少提前24小时通报。”

中国外交部发言人郭家昆同天批评帕劳“反复炒作，企图绑架其他成员国的立场，用心险恶，其图谋不会得逞”。

他也说：“中国坚持走和平发展道路……愿与南太平洋国家一同为地区和平稳定和发展繁荣贡献力量。”

北京7月份试射导弹，最终落入靠近台湾邦交国图瓦卢和瑙鲁的国际海域，引发太平洋岛国强烈关注。北京当时说，这是“中方年度军训的例常安排，已提前通知相关国家”。

太平洋岛国外长上月会面时，由于基里巴斯和瑙鲁反对，最终未发表联合声明批评导弹试射。基里巴斯当时称，美军也在马绍尔群岛一带试射导弹，单独针对中国并不公平。这次领导人峰会，基里巴斯领袖和官员也并未到场。

惠普斯和澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯星期四都反驳这个观点。阿尔巴尼斯说“美国给予适当的通报，也和马绍尔群岛有协议。中国试射时的通报极少，肯定不符合国际的预期”。

澳洲气候变化与能源部长鲍恩星期五（4日）接受澳洲广播公司（ABC）访问时说：“绝大多数国家传达一致的立场，但有一两个国家有不同观点是完全合理的……不需要达成无异议的一致，也还是能代表绝大多数国家，并传达出非常强烈、明确的观点。”

台外长林佳龙批中国大陆“战狼”外交破坏太平洋地区团结

台湾获帕劳邀请，以援助伙伴身份参与这次论坛，由外交部长林佳龙代表赴会。这引来中国大陆强烈反对。

中国大陆太平洋岛国事务特使钱波星期一（8月31日）在开幕式后警告，台湾与会“总会有后果”，并强调“这不是威胁”，但未说明具体会有什么后果。

林佳龙星期五说，中国大陆在峰会上的“战狼外交，很容易破坏太平洋地区的团结，也很令人反感和厌恶。”

他也称，中国大陆官员在这次活动中进行间谍活动。

泥石流灾难后10天 两生还者从尼泊尔水电站隧道获救

2026年9月4日 20:37 / 联合早报

• 尼泊尔泥石流灾害后九天，救援人员周五从水电站隧道救出两名受困工人，现场欢呼，被形容为奇迹。 – 总理办公室称首名生还者情况稳定，第二人入住加护病房；能源部长承诺所有隧道搜救工作将继续进行。 – 官方证实尼泊尔1259人死亡、5083人失踪；中国21人丧命、541人失踪，逾800名外国人下落不明。 – 灾害造成至少25.6亿美元损失，约两万所房屋须重建；澳洲派15名专家携无人机赴尼参与搜救行动。

救援人员9月4日在特里苏里3A发电站崩塌的隧道中救出两名受困的水电站员工。其中一人躺在担架上被紧急送医时双手合十祷告。搜救人员说，两人被救出可说是”奇迹“。 （法新社）

（加德满都／悉尼综合电）尼泊尔与中国西藏边境发生严重泥石流灾害后，两名受困水电站隧道内的工人历经九天终于获救，为连日来的搜救行动带来振奋消息。

尼泊尔救援人员星期五（9月4日）上午从遭沙石掩埋的隧道中救出两人。首名生还者从凿开的洞口被拉出时，现场顿时响起一片欢呼。他在搀扶下站起身，随后由救援人员背往直升机，途中还能抬手向在场者示意。

不久后，第二名生还者也被救出。他浑身泥泞，被抬上担架送往直升机时，双手合十祈祷。救援人员形容，两人获救可说是“奇迹”。

尼泊尔总理办公室过后发文告说，首名生还者情况稳定，第二人则入住加护病房。

这场发生于8月26日的灾害已导致尼泊尔至少12座水力发电站被毁。官方早前称，受困在多个隧道的100多名员工可能仍然生还。在中国、印度、韩国和澳大利亚专家协助下，当地救援人员连日来持续挖掘搜救，但直到星期五前，都未能救出受困者或证实受困者仍活着。

远程协助救援工作的澳洲隧道与地底救援专家迪克斯（Arnold Dix）告诉法新社，特里苏里3A发电站隧道的搜救队星期五早上隐约听到隧道内传出微弱回应声。他们连日来已持续挖掘50至60米，心里都期盼随时出现重大突破，果然在不到一小时后成功救出两人。

尼泊尔能源部长施雷斯塔发声明说：“只要还有一丝气息，就还有希望。”他承诺，所有隧道的搜救工作将继续进行。

截至星期五，尼泊尔官方证实有1259人死亡、5083人失踪；中国方面则证实21人丧命、541人失踪。两地仍有800多名来自至少34个国家的外国人下落不明。

泥石流造成尼泊尔逾25亿美元财产及基建损失

尼泊尔国家减灾管理署署长乌普雷蒂星期五向路透社透露，泥石流灾害造成至少25亿6000万美元（约32亿6100万新元）的财产、住房和基础设施损失。

据估计，灾后头四个月的恢复工作，包括修建道路和临时庇护所、供应食水及恢复电力，费用约为5260万美元（约6667万新元）。遭到重创的灾区约有2万所房屋须重建，其中至少7500所已完全摧毁。

另一方面，澳洲星期五派出15名灾害应对专家前往尼泊尔参与搜救。据悉，这批专家主要是操作特殊无人机的技术人员，可通过无人机对灾区进行大面积搜索，并深入救援人员难以抵达的地点。

澳洲目前仍有36名公民下落不明。澳洲联邦警察属下七名协助辨认遇难者身份的鉴证专家，预计星期六（5日）抵达尼泊尔。

大众拟2030年底前裁员10万 汽车业史上最大规模重组

2026年9月4日 20:45 / 联合早报

大众汽车承认欧洲年产能过剩约50万辆，四座工厂在现有车型陆续停产后仍未有明确生产安排。 （法新社）

（纽约综合电）德国大众汽车宣布，管理层已同工会达成协议，将在2030年前累计裁员10万人，相当于全球员工总数的约15%。这是全球汽车业史上规模最大的一次重组，超越通用汽车在2009年破产重组时的5万人。

在美国关税壁垒、电动车需求放缓，以及中国市场疲弱与中国车企崛起等多重夹击下，大众正陷入严峻困境。集团说，面对竞争加剧、需求转变及技术转型，人力规模必须与经济现实接轨。

大众计划在2030年实现约900万辆年销量及9%营业利润率，并于2027年至2031年投入1350亿欧元（约2030亿新元）作为资本和研发开支。

大众汽车监事会星期四（9月3日）在沃尔夫斯堡的会议上，一致通过这项称为“未来计划”的方案。集团说，已批准一项涉及裁减约5万个工作岗位的计划，而双方此前已同意裁员5万人。集团也可能在2035年前把旗下车型削减多达50%。

不过，劳方代表强调，新增裁员5万人，是根据集团争取2030年实现9%营业利润率目标作出的规划假设，并非固定裁员指标。根据现有协议，大众在2030年底前不会强制裁员。

劳方此前虽同意集团须进一步削减成本，但坚决反对关闭工厂、削弱员工参与企业决策的共同决定制度，以及拆分核心业务。最终协议没有立即关闭任何工厂，也撤销拆分乘用车与零部件业务的计划；各厂去留将在未来数月继续磋商。

大众承认，欧洲工厂现有产能超出当前市场需求50万辆以上。目前尚无法保证，汉诺威、埃姆登、茨维考和内卡苏尔姆这四家德国工厂的长期未来。集团正在同步评估这些工厂的其他用途；若最终关厂，将是大众首次在德国本土关闭大型整车厂。

据报道，大众同意调整监事会对重大决策的批准门槛，可能削弱工会在委员会的影响力。根据大众1960年私有化时通过的法律，设立或迁移工厂须获监事会三分之二成员支持。由于劳方占据一半席位，这项规定被广泛视为赋予劳方阻止关闭工厂的权力。

作为欧洲最大的汽车制造商，大众汽车旗下拥有10个品牌，除同名的大众品牌外，还包括奥迪（Audi）和保时捷（Porsche）等。

重组消息公布后，大众在法兰克福上市的股票星期四收涨7.9%。

泥石流灾难后10天 两生还者从尼泊尔水电站隧道获救

2026-09-04 20:37 / 联合早报

• 尼泊尔泥石流灾害后九天，救援人员周五从水电站隧道救出两名受困工人，现场欢呼，被形容为奇迹。 – 总理办公室称首名生还者情况稳定，第二人入住加护病房；能源部长承诺所有隧道搜救工作将继续进行。 – 官方证实尼泊尔1259人死亡、5083人失踪；中国21人丧命、541人失踪，逾800名外国人下落不明。 – 灾害造成至少25.6亿美元损失，约两万所房屋须重建；澳洲派15名专家携无人机赴尼参与搜救行动。

救援人员9月4日在特里苏里3A发电站崩塌的隧道中救出两名受困的水电站员工。其中一人躺在担架上被紧急送医时双手合十祷告。搜救人员说，两人被救出可说是”奇迹“。 （法新社）

（加德满都／悉尼综合电）尼泊尔与中国西藏边境发生严重泥石流灾害后，两名受困水电站隧道内的工人历经九天终于获救，为连日来的搜救行动带来振奋消息。

尼泊尔救援人员星期五（9月4日）上午从遭沙石掩埋的隧道中救出两人。首名生还者从凿开的洞口被拉出时，现场顿时响起一片欢呼。他在搀扶下站起身，随后由救援人员背往直升机，途中还能抬手向在场者示意。

不久后，第二名生还者也被救出。他浑身泥泞，被抬上担架送往直升机时，双手合十祈祷。救援人员形容，两人获救可说是“奇迹”。

尼泊尔总理办公室过后发文告说，首名生还者情况稳定，第二人则入住加护病房。

这场发生于8月26日的灾害已导致尼泊尔至少12座水力发电站被毁。官方早前称，受困在多个隧道的100多名员工可能仍然生还。在中国、印度、韩国和澳大利亚专家协助下，当地救援人员连日来持续挖掘搜救，但直到星期五前，都未能救出受困者或证实受困者仍活着。

远程协助救援工作的澳洲隧道与地底救援专家迪克斯（Arnold Dix）告诉法新社，特里苏里3A发电站隧道的搜救队星期五早上隐约听到隧道内传出微弱回应声。他们连日来已持续挖掘50至60米，心里都期盼随时出现重大突破，果然在不到一小时后成功救出两人。

尼泊尔能源部长施雷斯塔发声明说：“只要还有一丝气息，就还有希望。”他承诺，所有隧道的搜救工作将继续进行。

截至星期五，尼泊尔官方证实有1259人死亡、5083人失踪；中国方面则证实21人丧命、541人失踪。两地仍有800多名来自至少34个国家的外国人下落不明。

泥石流造成尼泊尔逾25亿美元财产及基建损失

尼泊尔国家减灾管理署署长乌普雷蒂星期五向路透社透露，泥石流灾害造成至少25亿6000万美元（约32亿6100万新元）的财产、住房和基础设施损失。

据估计，灾后头四个月的恢复工作，包括修建道路和临时庇护所、供应食水及恢复电力，费用约为5260万美元（约6667万新元）。遭到重创的灾区约有2万所房屋须重建，其中至少7500所已完全摧毁。

另一方面，澳洲星期五派出15名灾害应对专家前往尼泊尔参与搜救。据悉，这批专家主要是操作特殊无人机的技术人员，可通过无人机对灾区进行大面积搜索，并深入救援人员难以抵达的地点。

澳洲目前仍有36名公民下落不明。澳洲联邦警察属下七名协助辨认遇难者身份的鉴证专家，预计星期六（5日）抵达尼泊尔。

US Senate Democrats urge USPS to halt work on mail-in voting rules

September 4, 2026 3:42 PM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Friday urged the Postal Service ​urged the U.S. Postal Service ‌to halt work on new mail-in voting rules, saying they ​threaten the integrity of ​the November congressional elections.

“The Postal ⁠Service’s continued illegal attempts ​to turn itself into an ​election administration agency at the direction of President Trump risks disenfranchising ​eligible American voters and ​threatens the integrity of upcoming elections,” wrote ‌Senator ⁠Gary Peters and the other six Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and ​Government Affairs ​Committee ⁠that oversees the USPS in a letter ​seen by Reuters.

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Late Thursday, ​President Donald ⁠Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce ⁠the ​new USPS rule ​tightening the use of mail-in ballots.

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全球食品价格升至2022年以来最高水平

2026年9月4日 20:50 / 联合早报

8月7日，在乌克兰日托米尔州一处农场，员工使用轮式装载机将小麦从仓库装载到卡车上。 （路透社）

全球食品价格8月份上涨至2022年底以来最高水平，地缘政治紧张局势升级和极端天气加剧市场对主产区供应的担忧。

彭博社报道，根据联合国粮食及农业组织星期五（9月4日）发布的报告，联合国食品商品价格指数较7月上涨1.9%，其中谷物、糖和乳制品价格涨幅最为显著。

当前全球食品市场密切关注供应和天气方面的挑战，进一步加大了农民面临的压力。自7月中旬以来，黑海粮食主产区的冲突持续升级，乌克兰农民粮食出口面临困难。与此同时，美国与伊朗达成和平协议的希望也正在减弱。

欧洲收成不佳，接连不断的热浪可能导致该地区更加依赖进口，从而加剧供应竞争。厄尔尼诺现象带来的威胁异常猛烈，意味着气候风险短期内不太可能消退，全球粮食市场仍易受另一次通胀冲击的影响。