After ADP data, the dollar index (DXY) slipped briefly to 101.42; spot gold was little changed at $4,024.8/oz.

ANTHROPIC will work with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other Glasswing partners to develop a framework for assessing the severity of AI jailbreaks.

Head of France's sugar beet growers' association (CGB) said France, the EU's largest beet producer, faces persistent drought that threatens beet yields. Météo‑France forecasts no rain for the Paris region and northern beet-growing plains at least until July 14. Concerns over European beet crops, combined with El Niño, have pushed sugar prices higher; white sugar hit a 9.5-month high on Wednesday. Earlier this year, ample supply drove sugar to a five-plus-year low, squeezing sugar producers' margins.