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 <p class="is-style-lead">The global crypto market capitalization rebounded above the $1.6 trillion milestone on Feb. 2 as the latest non-farm payrolls figures cast doubt on U.S. Fed Chief, Jerome Powell’s recent comments.&nbsp;</p>
 <p>The job figures in the latest non-farm payrolls report suggest crypto bulls could position for positive price action.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="powell-s-comments-send-crypto-prices-into-90-billion-tailspin">Powell’s comments send crypto prices into $90 billion tailspin&nbsp;</h2>
 <p>On Feb. 1, the global crypto market capitalization dipped toward the $1.5 trillion area. This came barely 48 hours after Powell made controversial statements suggesting postponing rate cuts beyond March 2024, as widely predicted.&nbsp;</p>
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  <p>“Based on the meeting today, I would tell you that I don’t think it’s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the March meeting to identify March as the time to do that. But that’s to be seen,”</p> <cite>U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell</cite>
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 <p>Powell’s statements came after a scheduled Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Jan 31. It triggered a significant pullback across risk assets, including stocks and the crypto <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a>s.</p>
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   Total Crypto Market Cap vs. Bitcoin (BTC) vs. Ethereum (ETH) Price Performance after Jerome Powell Statement, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2024 | Source: TradingView
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 <p>Within 48 hours of Powell’s comments, Bitcoin (BTC)&nbsp;and Ethereum (ETH) prices dipped 5%, respectively, while the overall crypto market tumbled 4.3%, shrinking by over $90 billion between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2 as depicted in the chart above.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
 <p>However, on-chain signals suggest that Ethereum investors doubled down on their bullish positions in defiance of the market pullback. Also, the latest official non-farm payrolls report released on Feb. 2 could set the stage for a bullish recovery phase in the days ahead.&nbsp;</p>
 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="non-farm-payrolls-report-nearly-doubles-market-expectation">Non-Farm Payrolls Report Nearly Doubles Market Expectation</h2>
 <p>On Feb. 2, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest edition of its monthly non<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="-farm" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/farm.html">-farm</a> payrolls report. Ahead of the latest figures, consensus data compiled by TradingEconomics shows that the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a> analysts had priced in a 180,000 increase in U.S. non<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="-farm" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/farm.html">-farm</a> jobs.&nbsp;</p>
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   USA Non-Farm Payrolls Report, Feb 2, 2024&nbsp; | Source: TradingEconomics
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 <p>The official figures released on Feb. 2 showed that U.S. non-farm establishments added 353,000 jobs in January 2024, 92.8% higher than market expectations. A closer look also shows this uptick of 20,000 jobs represents a fourth consecutive month-on-month increase dating back to October 2023.</p>
 <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-u-s-non-farm-payrolls-report-impact-crypto-market">How U.S. non-farm payrolls report impact crypto market</h2>
 <p>Strategic investors could interpret this better-than-expected jobs data as a potentially bullish indicator for risk assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies. Increasing jobs typically signals an overheating economy, which often prompts consideration for rate cuts to cool the market.</p>
 <p>This doubts Powell’s recent statement that the Fed could postpone rate cuts beyond the widely-predicted March 2024.</p>
 <p>In essence, the latest U.S. non-farm payrolls report for January 2024 increases expectations of imminent rate cuts among investors. This could trigger more bullish trading activity across the crypto markets in the days ahead.&nbsp;</p>
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   Crypto Market Price Action after Non-Farm Payrolls data, Feb 2, 2024. Source: TradingView
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 <p>At press time on Feb. 2, the global crypto <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="market" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/market.html">market</a> capitalization is trending at $1.6 trillion, adding $3.6 billion daily. Since the non<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="-farm" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/farm.html">-farm</a> payrolls report was published, Bitcoin price is back above $43,000 while Ethereum price has also reclaimed the $2,300 territory.</p>
 <p>This tamed positive reaction could set the stage for a more bullish outlook in the days ahead.&nbsp;</p> <span class="google-news-banner__label">Follow Us on Google News</span>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/crypto-market-rally-beckons-as-us-non-farm-jobs-double-expectations-tbt78717.html">https://thebittimes.com/crypto-market-rally-beckons-as-us-non-farm-jobs-double-expectations-tbt78717.html</a></p>

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