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  1. TSP Talk - Surprise rally into earnings

    The new week starts out with new highs in the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq, and small caps came along for the ride leading on the upside. Trading volume was on the light side as we get closer to this week's major earnings announcements and the Fed's decision on interest rates. Bonds did well as yields slipped lower, and the dollar was up holding the I-fund back a bit.

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  2. TSP Talk - Big week for earnings and the Federal Reserve

    Friday was another choppy day for stocks after a week of favorable economic data as far as inflation and economic growth go. Inflation seems to be well under control, yet the economy is growing much more than most expected. It feels as if it has been a good month for stocks, but only the C-fund is up in January so it has been concentrated strength and the question is whether that will spill over into the smaller, broader indices, or are those small caps the ones that are telling the true story? ...
  3. TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up



    TSP investors holding the S-fund over last weekend were welcomed Monday with a 1.53% gain. This was a grand outperformance against the other TSP funds for Monday, but investors who held the S-fund through the rest of the week were left with a weekly gain of only 1.21%. The I-fund ended up with the best weekly performance with a 1.62% return.




    In retrospect, it seems the best possible
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  4. TSP Talk - Disappointing earnings meets today's inflation data

    We saw another midday lull in stocks after a strong open on Thursday, but unlike Wednesday, there was some buying into the close yesterday. The Dow gained 243-points while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed positive for the 6th straight day, both ending the day at new closing highs, although the Nasdaq lagged with Tesla losses being a drag. Bonds were up as yields slipped lower despite a stronger than expected GDP number. The dollar was up giving the I-fund some headwinds.

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  5. TSP Talk - Stocks rollover after yields and the dollar reverse up

    The glass half full outlook on yesterday's action was that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed at new all-time highs. A reality check tells us that they both gave up big early gains. This is not a game changer yet, but the action was poor and one of the catalysts was a positive reversal in yields and a midday bond auction did not go well, accelerating the reversals in both stocks and bonds. The dollar was down on the day but it too reversed off deeper morning losses to close at its highs of ...
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