ADP chief economist NELA RICHARDSON said jobseekers are highly sensitive to real-time economic conditions; their rapid wage gains imply supply constraints in parts of the labor market. She added employers' responses to macro shifts are altering typical hiring patterns.

Esmail Kowsari, a member of Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee, told state broadcaster IRIB that President Trump’s approach to negotiations with Iran is 'contradictory and unreliable.' Kowsari said Trump has claimed 75 times that the Strait of Hormuz is open though it is not, has said 'Iran will fail' 106 times, and has referred to an imminent agreement with Tehran 88 times. Trump said on Tuesday night the US and Iran could reach a deal within hours; Iran has repeatedly denied direct talks with Washington.

Fars news agency, citing Iranian negotiation team sources, says the U.S. Treasury's recent removal of some Iran sanctions was driven by interactions between the Iraqi government and Washington, and not linked to any Iran‑U.S. memorandum of understanding. The Treasury earlier lifted sanctions on Baghdad Airways, which had been targeted over alleged ties to the IRGC Quds Force.