Bitcoin price taps $29.3K as data shows 'most resilient' US jobs market
Bitcoin (BTC) inched higher at the Aug. 4 Wall Street open as mixed United States unemployment data rocked dollar strength.
Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as BTC/USD set daily highs of $29,273.
U.S. jobless figures came in below expectations on the day, at 3.5% versus an estimated 3.6%, while the number of jobs added was less than forecast.
Responding, financial commentator Holger Zschaepitz said that the data had “no clear message.”
“Despite the fastest rising rates of all time, the labor market remains strong,” financial commentary resource The Kobeissi Letter continued in part of its own synopsis.
While U.S. stocks and Bitcoin managed to eke out modest gains as a result, the U.S. dollar felt the pressure in what could still aid a more pronounced BTC price rebound.
The U.S. dollar index (DXY) was down 0.6% on the day at 101.8, setting new lows for August.
For Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO of trading firm Eight, there was reason to believe that BTC/USD could improve into the next round of macroeconomic data releases.
“This means $DXY down, stocks up & Bitcoin potentially up awaiting CPI next week,” he wrote about the jobs data.
Van de Poppe referenced the upcoming Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation print for June, due Aug. 10.
Turning to Bitcoin itself, popular trader Skew tracked rash moves among traders as brief BTC price volatility appeared.
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He nonetheless described the broader market reaction to the data as “very interesting.”
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