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Quick Take
The recent rise in the U.S. unemployment rate from 3.5% to 3.8%, despite projections of it holding steady, has presented an intriguing scenario in the financial sector. This increase has occurred alongside a surge in non-farm payrolls, which exceeded expectations by reaching 187,000 instead of the anticipated 170,000. This suggests a complexity in the labor market dynamics.
Amid this labor market fluctuation, Bitcoin demonstrated remarkable stability, holding its value at $26,000.
Concurrently, the U.S. dollar took a slight dip, settling just above 103. This juxtaposition of Bitcoin’s stability and the dollar’s contraction may signal growing investor confidence in digital assets as reliable economic anchors.
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