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Bitcoin Slides as US-China Trade War Escalation Rattles Markets
Bitcoin and other digital assets faced renewed selling pressure as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies intensified, with the US and China imposing fresh tariffs on each other. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 3.6% to $98,199, while other major tokens including Ether and Solana also lost ground. China retaliated to Washington imposing a 10% levy effective on all Chinese goods by announcing fresh tariffs that go into effect on Feb. 10 on certain products imported from the US, including oil and liquefied natural gas. China also said it will investigate US tech giant Google LLC for ... (full story)
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- From bls.gov|Feb 4, 2025|18 comments
The number of job openings decreased to 7.6 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and total separations were little changed at 5.5 million and 5.3 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) changed little. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job Openings The number of job openings decreased to 7.6 million (-556,000) on the last business day of December and was down by 1.3 million over the year. The job openings rate, at 4.5 percent, decreased over the month. The number of job openings decreased in professional and business services (-225,000), health care and social assistance (-180,000), and finance and insurance (-136,000). Job openings increased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (+65,000). (See table 1.) Hires In December, the number of hires changed little at 5.5 million but was down by 325,000 over the year. The hires rate remained unchanged at 3.4 percent over the month. Hires increased in finance and insurance (+48,000). (See table 2.) Separations Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm. The number of total separations in December was little changed at 5.3 million. The total separations rate remained unchanged at 3.3 percent over the month. (See table 3.) In December, the number of quits was little changed at 3.2 million but declined by 242,000 over the year. Over the month, the quits rate was unchanged at 2.0 percent. Quits decreased in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-42,000 post: US JOLTS Job Openings Dec: 7.600M (est 8.000M; prev R 8.156M) - Job Openings Rate: 4.5% (est 4.8%; prev R 4.9%) - Quits Level: 3.197M (est 3.112M; prev R 3.130M) - Quits Rate: 2.0% (prev R 2.0%) - Layoffs Level: 1.771M (est 1.743M; prev R 1.800M) - Layoffs Rate: 1.1% (prev 1.1%)US job openings at 7.6 million in December Job openings in the United States stood at 7.6 million in December, declining from 8.1 million registered a month before, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a report on Tuesday. The job opening rate dropped to 4.5%. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that the number of hires was little changed at 5.5 million, while the hires rate remained unchanged at 3.4%. The number of total separations was little changed at 5.3 million and the total separations rate was unchanged at 3.3% in December compared to November. The quits rate remained unchanged at 2%, with the number of quits standing at 3.2 million.
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