2026-01-18 03:34:42

Corporate hiring plans are screaming recession alarm bells. US employers just announced 507,647 planned hires—a brutal 34% drop compared to last year. This marks the weakest annual hiring figure since 2010, when the economy was still clawing its way out of the financial crisis.

What does this mean? When traditional jobs dry up, capital flows shift. Investors get nervous. Risk appetite evaporates. For the crypto market, this kind of macroeconomic headwind typically translates into tighter liquidity and pressure on speculative assets. Keep an eye on broader economic data—it still matters.

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ApeWithNoChain

· 9h ago

Damn, the recruitment data is so bad, it's really coming.

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SleepTrader

· 9h ago

Here we go again. Every time there's an economic shake-up, people say crypto is doomed, but actually the funds are just moving somewhere else to hide.

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BankruptcyArtist

· 9h ago

ngl this data is really terrifying... a 34% drop, isn't this indicating a recession is coming? Traditional jobs are gone, capital will definitely move elsewhere... high-risk assets like cryptocurrencies will be the first to be hit. Wait, what does this mean... a prelude to liquidity tightening?

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GasBandit

· 9h ago

ngl Seeing the 34% figure still makes me a bit nervous... Is it really coming this time?

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MEVSandwich

· 9h ago

Damn, is another bear market coming? 507k job postings cut by 34%... The crypto world is shrinking now, liquidity is tightening for sure. Wait, traditional jobs are also cooling down, where do retail investors get the ammunition to play with coins?

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