The monthly non-farm payrolls data, closely watched each month, is critically important for understanding the strength of the US economy and expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate policy.
The latest data released is as follows:
Non-Farm Payrolls Data: Reported 57K – Expectation 114K – Previous 172K
Unemployment Rate: Announced 4.2% – Expected 4.3% – Previous 4.3%
Lower-than-expected non-farm payrolls indicate a slowdown in hiring in the US economy; this generally increases the likelihood of a Fed interest rate cut.
Better-than-expected data indicates that the economy remains strong, which could weaken expectations of interest rate cuts.
Bitcoin’s reaction to the incoming data was as follows:
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