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  1. TSP Talk: Failing flags?

    It was a mixed, slow day for stocks on Monday, but mostly positive with some weakness in the tech sector. The Dow gained 195-points and, with the help a bounce back in the banks due to some funding relief, the small caps finally outperformed the large caps. Bonds were down sharply as yields rallied, and the dollar was down helping the I-fund to a strong day.

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  2. TSP Talk: A quiet run on the banks?

    The news out there has been rough for markets yet the indices have remained buoyant. On a typical Friday with bank failure announcements being a major concern, I would not expect a lot of buying before the weekend, but that's exactly what happened after stocks opened lower. The Dow closed near the high of the day with a 132-point gain. Bonds were up and the I-fund was a victim of the late US rally and some adjusting of Thursday's elevated price.

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  3. TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up



    Another volatile week leaves stocks with weekly gains but not without pain. The C and S-fund reached their highs on Tuesday; the S-fund led the way with a 3.12% gain in the first two days. Those first couple days of strength led into the FOMC rate decision Wednesday afternoon. The market was higher intraday when the Fed announce a 25bps rate hike, this was what was expected with the Fed trying to balance their battle against inflation and the liquidity concerns across the banking
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  4. TSP Talk: Fed hangover brings extreme choppy action

    Someone flipped a switch at about 11 AM ET yesterday, stopping a strong morning rally and pushing the indices down, and into the red before bouncing back a little in the final hour of trading. The Dow gained 75-points and the Nasdaq was up 1%, but they all closed off their highs, and the small caps continue to lag, posting a modest loss on the day. We've see some very positive action in the tech heavy Nasdaq, but there are a few charts that are on the brink, looking over a precipice.
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  5. TSP Talk: Very volatile trading after Fed rate hike / policy statement

    It was one of the more volatile reactions to a Fed meeting that we've seen in a while, and that's saying a lot since they are almost always market movers. Up 200-points at the highs, and closing down over 500-points at the lows, it was a wild day for the Dow and the other indices. Those highs and lows both came after the Fed raised rates by a quarter point, but it was actually a statement by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that may have turned the markets sharply lower.

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