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CRYPTO FEAR & GREED INDEX SIGNALS CURRENT MARKET SENTIMENT
67/100 — FEAR

🟥April US Nonfarm Payrolls expected at +65K, according to bank economist estimates.
• Unemployment rate seen steady at 4.3%
• Average hourly earnings forecast: +0.3% m/m, 3.8% y/y
Top bank forecasts for NFP:
• Kalshi: 74K
• Citi: -15K
• Barclays: 0K
• SocGen: +40K
• Santander: +45K
• Deutsche Bank: +50K
• JPMorgan AM: +64K
• BNP Paribas: +65K
• Goldman Sachs: +75K
• BofA: +80K
• HSBC: +100K
• UBS: +100K
Forecasts range from -15K to +100K, underscoring uncertainty around the US labor market and Fed expectations.

TREASURY YIELDS EDGE LOWER AS TRADERS AWAIT KEY JOBS DATA
U.S. Treasury yields edged lower in early Friday trading as investors await key economic data due later in the day.
🔺The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — dropped by more than 2 basis points, reaching 4.3682% by 5:30 a.m. E.T.
🔺Yields on the 2-year Treasury note — which move closely in line with short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions — also slipped 2 basis points to 3.8929%.
🔺The longer-dated 30-year Treasury yield, meanwhile, shed 1 basis point, falling to 4.9524%.
One basis point equ