Gate News message, on April 3, after the Non-Farm Payrolls data was released, the U.S. Dollar Index DXY (a measure of the dollar’s strength versus a basket of currencies) surged sharply in the short term, topping out at 100.1. Non-U.S. currencies generally fell; EUR/USD and GBP/USD both dropped nearly 30 points in the short term.

Gate News message, April 2, Nasdaq-listed company Soluna Holdings announced that it has spent $53.0 million to acquire a wind farm located in West Texas. Soluna Holdings focuses on developing green data centers for compute-intensive applications such as bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence. After the transaction is completed, the company will launch the Dorothy 3 project development to support building a renewable-energy-driven AI data center.

The conflict between the U.S. and Iran has been ongoing for a month. The coming week will be full of uncertainties, including peace talks and escalation of hostilities. The market will focus on the impact of statements from the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as U.S. nonfarm payroll employment data. Meanwhile, on April 3, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed, and trading in gold and precious-metal futures and oil futures will be halted for the entire day.

The U.S. Department of Labor will release the February CPI data tonight, with market expectations remaining the same at 2.4% as the previous value. CPI is an important inflation indicator, and the data release could influence the dollar's movement. Despite February non-farm employment data falling short of expectations, market expectations for interest rate cuts have not been significantly adjusted.

Gate News Report, on March 10th, February's non-farm payroll data showed weaker-than-expected employment performance, forming a stark contrast to the market's general expectation of resilience. However, the market's rate cut expectations have not significantly adjusted as a result. The interest rate market data indicates that the next rate cut is still highly likely to occur in the second half of the year. This week, both CPI and PCE data will be released successively. Against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve's decision next week, whether inflation data can signal a cooling trend and resonate with employment figures will be the market's focus. Analysts believe that the rebound in energy prices may hinder inflation cooling, making it difficult for the data to shake the Fed's wait-and-see stance.

According to CoinShares weekly report, digital asset investment products saw a net inflow of $619 million on March 9, reflecting the market's response to the Iran crisis. Despite poor non-farm payroll data, overall sentiment remains positive, with the United States contributing the majority of the funds. Bitcoin and Ethereum performed notably.

2026-03-08 11:00 to 2026-03-08 11:15 (UTC), ETH fluctuated within the range of 1952.51 to 1974.42 USDT, with an amplitude of 1.11%. The final 15-minute return was -0.92%. Trading volume briefly increased during this period, on-chain active addresses rose, and market attention intensified, leading to significant short-term volatility during the session. The main driver of this movement was the US February non-farm payrolls data falling short of expectations, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.2%, which stimulated global risk aversion sentiment and caused capital to flow into dollar assets. Major US stock markets

The US dollar performed strongly amid Middle East conflicts and soaring oil prices, rising 1.5% this week, the largest increase in over a year. Despite the US non-farm payroll report showing job reductions, the market remains influenced by oil prices and uncertainty, continuing to push the dollar higher.

Gate News Report, March 6, Analyst Chris Anstey stated that this week's non-farm payroll data could prompt the Federal Reserve to reconsider resuming interest rate cuts. He pointed out that the current employment market conditions do not align with the "stabilizing" state described by many Federal Reserve officials earlier.

Gate News Report, on March 6, after the release of U.S. non-farm payroll data which was below expectations, spot gold surged over $40, currently at $5112 per ounce; spot silver rose sharply by $1.6, currently at $83.85 per ounce; the US dollar index DXY (which measures the strength of the dollar against a basket of currencies) briefly fell more than 20 points, currently at 99.14.