TSP Talk Blog

A big rally in the dollar on Friday put the pressure on stocks and commodities. The Dow lost 186-points or 0.54%, and the broader the index, the steeper the losses were. Bonds rallied as yields pushed lower, and that led to weakness in the financial stocks. And with the dollar's strength pushing oil prices lower, the S-fund, which has a lot of small financial and oil related companies, was down sharply on the day and lagged the TSP funds. For the week, the C-fund was the only positive fund - ...