美國至7月4日當週初請失業金人數 21.5萬人，預期21.8萬人，前值由21.5萬人修正爲21.7萬人。

Pakistan State Oil posted an urgent tender for one LNG cargo for delivery July 15-16, with bids due Friday. Traders said the tender was approved Wednesday after a Qatar shipment scheduled for this month was canceled. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been near-stalled following a second consecutive day of US strikes on Iran; earlier this week a vessel carrying Qatari gas to Pakistan halted transit. Pakistan sources almost all LNG via long-term contracts with Qatar and has faced energy shortfalls since the late-February Middle East conflict; it has purchased two costly spot cargoes in recent weeks to plug supply gaps.

On July 9 CHINA’s foreign ministry said it is prepared to work with N. KOREA to strengthen strategic communication, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and advance traditional bilateral ties under guidance from top-leader consensus. The ministry noted this year marks the 65th anniversary of the China–N. KOREA Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance and that both sides have agreed to hold joint commemorative events.