Crypto and Gold Miners Sell-Off as Hot Jobs Data Cement September Fed Hike
Gold miners fall 1.9% and Bitcoin proxies sell off after August payrolls beat by 106,000, pushing September Fed hike odds to 60.2% from 49.4%.
When lots of new jobs appear, people think the Federal Reserve (which controls interest rates) will raise rates soon to cool down the economy. This makes gold and Bitcoin less attractive because they don't pay interest, so investors sold them.
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