2026-01-09 13:44:29

U.S. job creation slowed in December, with nonfarm payrolls adding just 50,000—well short of market expectations. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate edged down to 4.4%, offering mixed signals on labor market health. Softer employment growth typically fuels speculation about Federal Reserve policy shifts, potentially affecting everything from bond yields to capital flows into risk assets like crypto. Market participants are parsing what this means for rate-cut timing in 2025.

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AirdropBlackHole

· 01-10 02:10

50k payroll... this number is a bit awkward, it seems the rate cut expectations are cooling down again --- Wait, unemployment rate has also decreased? Are they joking with us? --- Crypto this wave is probably going to get hammered, the capital flow must have changed --- The Fed probably still needs to hold on a bit longer, rate cuts in 2025 are not that soon --- Mixed signals basically mean nobody knows what's going on haha

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GateUser-74b10196

· 01-09 14:11

You want to deceive us into lowering interest rates with just 50k? Wake up, everyone.

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AirdropHunterXM

· 01-09 14:09

50k employment data... really a bit disappointing --- Unemployment rate drops but job growth stalls, is the Fed trying to stir things up or really out of tricks? --- Wow, now the crypto circle has an excuse to fall again --- 4.4% unemployment rate sounds good, but payroll is so weak, next year’s rate cut is probably certain --- Every time economic data is weak, someone says it’s good for crypto. Why do I trust it less and less? --- Wait, is this paving the way for a rebound at the end of the year? --- As the Fed’s rate cut expectations rise, whether funds flee from the dollar or fail to flow into crypto, I really don’t dare to bet

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GamefiEscapeArtist

· 01-09 13:58

50k jobs... Is this the reason the Federal Reserve is going to cut interest rates? Laughing to death --- The unemployment rate dropping to 4.4% looks good, but the crypto market still needs to wait for the Fed's signal. This round is indeed a tug-of-war --- With such poor employment data, liquidity is expected to loosen a bit by the end of the year. It feels like there might be a chance in early 2025 --- What does this data indicate? The economy isn't as resilient as imagined --- Interest rate cut expectations are being hyped up, but I think the Fed will continue to deceive us --- Fewer workers, but the coin prices are still rising. That logic is really clever --- It's the same old rhetoric again: fewer jobs mean a rate cut, and a rate cut means allocating risk assets... I've seen through it long ago

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OnChain_Detective

· 01-09 13:56

nfl payrolls at 50k? that's... suspicious ngl. pattern analysis suggests this could be coordinated narrative building tbh. let me pull the data on fed messaging timing—something doesn't add up here fr

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ILCollector

· 01-09 13:56

50k? That's a disappointing number. Whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates depends on this market trend...

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FlatlineTrader

· 01-09 13:53

50k payrolls？fed必然降息，赶紧囤币吧各位

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