Canada's unemployment rate edges up

Canada's unemployment rate edges up, Reuters reports.

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According to Dow Jones and Reuters, expectations were for the jobless rate to hold steady at 6.5%.

U.S. Unemployment Rate at 4.1%, below the 4.2% forecast.

The U.S. Unemployment Rate for Oct. 2026 came in at 4.1%, below the forecast of 4.2%, against 4.2% previously.

Since the release, Bitcoin is down 0.3 percent, at $75,792, and the S&P 500 is up 0.3 percent on the day.

Let’s check the market board.

Bitcoin trades at $75,792, down 3.9 percent in 24 hours, in a range between $75,208 and $78,980.

Ether is at $2,238, down 5.3 percent.

Biggest movers among large caps: XRP down 7.6 percent, Arbitrum up 7.1 percent, Pepe up 6.4 percent.

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reads 28, fear.

In derivatives, Bitcoin's funding rate is 0.0077 percent per eight hours, and open interest on Binance is $7.2 billion, down 5.1 percent over 24 hours.

The total crypto market is valued at $2.53 trillion, down 0.1 percent in 24 hours, and Bitcoin's market dominance is 60.2 percent.

Liquidations over the past 24 hours total $679 million: $579 million in long positions and $99.9 million in shorts.

Across the top 100 coins, Arbitrum leads the gainers, up 7.2 percent, while XRP leads the losers, down 7.6 percent.

Spot ETF flows: Bitcoin ETFs, outflows of $430 million; Ethereum ETFs, outflows of $100 million.

For context, the Fear and Greed Index read 30, fear, a week ago, and 64, greed, a month ago.

Among other large caps, Solana is at $91.05, down 3.0 percent; XRP is at $1.19, down 7.6 percent; BNB is at $697.43, down 1.1 percent.

Across 3 major exchanges, 73 percent of Bitcoin futures accounts are positioned long, with total open interest of $15.14 billion.

The next Bitcoin halving is about 75,184 blocks away, expected around April 2028, when the block reward drops from 3.125 to 1.5625 bitcoin.

Next up, all times UTC.

Today at 15:00 UTC: U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prel, forecast 48.0, previous 46.3.

Today at 15:00 UTC: Canada Ivey PMI, previous 61.9.

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