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Market Update Equities are flat after initially climbing following government data that showed labor market costs fell while productivity remained robust. Investors await confirmation from tomorrow’s jobless claims numbers, followed by nonfarm payrolls, wages, and unemployment rate on Friday. Long-term yields have fallen sharply after peaking near ~5% in October, with the 10Y and 30Y yielding 4.1% and 4.2%, respectively. $BTC has continued climbing, rising 0.6% to $43.9k. $ETH is underforming, falling 1.2% in USD, while the ETHBTC ratio has resumed its two-year downtrend, falling 0.54% to .