Global markets rallied yet again on Thursday after US jobless claims numbers were published, showing an increase of 4.4 million Americans filing for unemployment over the past week.
This number comes after last week’s report showed an increase of 5.2 million Americans filing as unemployed, bringing the current total to 26.5 million claims since March 14 alone.
Despite the seemingly worsening economic landscape, stocks and commodities rallied following the announcement. For a brief period this afternoon, Bitcoin (BTC) managed to trade as high as $7,750 before pulling back to the $7,500 range, where it’s currently trading.
Overall, the crypto market is now up over 5% on the day to $218.9 billion, outpacing the Dow, which only managed to close the day up 40 points.
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