Nearly triple the forecast. U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October against the 65,000 economists polled by Reuters expected, September was revised up to 60,000 from 29,000, and unemployment slipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, Reuters reported. Wages rose 0.4% on the month and 3.1% on the year. Markets read it as a case for tighter policy: bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike next month rose to 78% from 70%, the two-year Treasury yield climbed 6 basis points to 4.52% and the dollar index gained 0.7% to 102.22. "It strengthens the argument for keeping rates higher for longer," said Susannah Streeter, and Peter Cardillo went further: "that just confirms that the Fed has no choice but to raise rates in December." Bitcoin barely moved. It briefly topped $76,100 around the 8:30 a.m. Eastern release and sat near $75,500 when Bitcoin Magazine published at 9:30 a.m., which the outlet said shows most of the week's damage came from the equity selloff, not the labor data. CryptoTicker notes bitcoin is below its 100-day average near $76,950, with the 200-day near $73,200. From $75,500, $100,000 by December 31 needs 32.5% in 56 days, about 0.5% a day, and $80,000 needs 6%. Run your own numbers in our bitcoin price target calculator.