US nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 in June versus a 115,000 consensus, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The surprise miss cut market odds of further Fed tightening, helping gold to gain about 2% after an initial dip and lifting most-active silver roughly 4%. Equities and commodities rallied, and remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh further tempered rate concerns.

On July 2 local time, Kyiv mayor Klitschko said early-morning missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital killed 10 people. Kyiv military-civil administration head Tkachchenko said 56 people were injured. A series of loud explosions was heard across Kyiv; Klitschko attributed the strikes to Russian forces.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said a pilot program providing occupational-injury protection for workers in new forms of employment will be rolled out nationwide from this month. Newly added platform firms include nine ride‑hailing platforms — T3 Chuxing, Huaxiaozhu Chuxing, Yangguang Chuxing, Ruqi Chuxing, Xiangdao Chuxing, Jishi Yongche, Fengyun Chuxing, Shouqi Yueche and Meituan Dache — and five instant‑delivery platforms — Xiaoxiang Supermarket, Hema (Freshippo), Dingdong Maicai, Pupu Supermarket and UU Paotui. Provinces will, on a “mature one batch, include one batch” basis, incorporate locally registered small‑ and mid‑sized platform firms across three pilot industries into the program within the year.