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  1. TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

    The S&P 500 was down four of the five days this week yet that one day of gains was enough to carry the C-fund into positive territory (+0.38%) for the week. Small caps had a different week, the DWCPF was up four of the five days this week. The index was able to stay in positive territory on days large caps saw losses. The boosted the S-fund to outperform the TSP funds with a 2.38% gain for the week. Yet another different performance was the I-fund that jumped between gains and losses to ultimately ...
  2. TSP Talk: A mostly flat day in front of today's July jobs report

    Stocks were in digestion mode on Thursday after Wednesday's big rally, and the consolidation continues in this same area that we saw in early June. The Nasdaq led and posted a modest gain but the other indices were slightly lower. Bond prices were up (yields down) and the dollar was down so Tuesday's knee-jerk reaction has been reversed in both.

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  3. TSP Talk: Stocks explode higher

    Stocks exploded higher on Wednesday and the headlines suggest some stronger than expected economic data, but bond yields gave up a big early gain so it didn't seem overly related to the data. It could have been some old fashioned FOMO (fear of missing out), or possibly triggered by some Fed comments, but that Fed talk didn't sound all that encouraging, so it was more of a head scratcher rally to me. The Dow gained 416-points, about 100-points off the highs as we did see some selling late into ...
  4. TSP Talk: New month, new direction

    Stocks once again chopped around between gains and losses on Tuesday, closing weakly and near the lows of the day driven by some Fed talk, which we'll go over below. The Dow lost 401-points taking the brunt of the losses. The broader indices did much better with small caps actually up few ticks. The dollar and bond yields rallied sharply which put a lot of pressure on the I-fund and the F-fund.

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  5. TSP Talk: Choppy, quiet action to start the week after last week's big rally

    August starts out with some choppy action that ended with modest losses in stocks. The Dow lost 12-points and the S&P 500 lost about a quarter of a percent while the small cap fund was flat, and the I-fund led with a decline in the dollar. Bonds were up as yields slipped lower.

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