There is a major data release at 21:30 tonight—the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce the first non-farm employment data for 2026.

The expected new jobs are 60,000, a decrease from 64,000 last month. In simple terms, non-farm payroll data reflects the employment situation in the U.S. non-farm sector over a month, and this information has a significant impact on financial markets.

The U.S. Department of Labor releases this data on the first Friday of each month. It is obtained through actual surveys of businesses, government agencies, and non-agricultural sectors, not made up out of thin air.

Also announced is the U.S. December unemployment rate, expected at 4.50%, compared to 4.60% last month. At first glance, these numbers don't seem large, but employment data like this often serve as market indicators—it directly influences the Federal Reserve's policy expectations and subsequently affects the sentiment of the entire asset market. The crypto market is also very sensitive to such macroeconomic data, so everyone should keep an eye on it.