TSP Talk Blog

It was quite a first day of trading for August where the indices shot out of the gate to the upside with gains of 0.50% to more than 1% in some indices, only to see it all flip over and close mixed and at the lows of the day. The Dow, up 250-points at the highs, lost 97 by the close. The Nasdaq did hold onto a small gain. Yields and the dollar were down. Oil sold off sharply, as did many economically sensitive markets.

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