1. Number of first-time unemployment claims (USA)

Previous: 24.7K

Forecast: 24K

Announcement: 24.8K

➡️ Actual > Forecast → slightly negative signal (more unemployed than expected), indicating a somewhat weaker labor market → may raise expectations for interest rate cuts → good for Crypto.

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2. PPI Index (Producer Price Index)

PPI (y/y):

Previous: 2.2%

Forecast: 2.6%

Announcement: 2.2% (== previous, < forecast)

PPI (m/m):

Previous: -0.5%

Forecast: 0.2%

Announcement: 0.1%

➡️ Inflation lower than expected → reduces interest rate hike pressure → good for Crypto

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3. Core PPI

(y/y):

Previous: 3.1%

Forecast: 3.1%

Announcement: 3.0%

(m/m):

Previous: -0.4%

Forecast: 0.3%

Announcement: 0.1%

➡️ Core PPI is also lower than expected → another positive signal for Crypto