Unemployment rate stays at historic lows, Bitcoin jumps 1.5% Quick Take
Data from Zerohedge on U.S. data
- June nonfarm payrolls 209K, Exp. 230K, Last 339K
- Unemployment rate 3.6 %, Exp. 3.6%, Last 3.7%
- Average hourly earnings 0.4%, Exp. 0.3%, Last 0.4%
- Average weekly hours all workers 34.4, Exp. 34.3, Last 34.3
- Bitcoin up 1.3%, $30,300
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James Van Straten
James fervently appreciates data, technology, and trend-spotting. As a tech and liberty maximalist, he hails Bitcoin as the 21st century's paramount invention.
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Bitcoin, a decentralized currency that defies the sway of central banks or administrators, transacts electronically, circumventing intermediaries via a peer-to-peer network.