Bitcoin price buys time at $61K as US jobless claims hit 9-month highs

Bitcoin refuses to budge after the latest U.S. macro data, but a six-figure BTC price is waiting the wings, analysis claims.

Bitcoin (BTC) failed to sustain a rebound at the May 9 Wall Street open while new macro data bolstered risk-asset bulls.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed a brief BTC spike to $61,750, which failed to hold.

This came on the back of the latest United States jobless claims that beat expectations to reach their highest levels in nine months at 231,000 versus 212,000 expecte.

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