TSP Talk Blog

After six positive days in a row, stocks ended the week on a sour note with some modest losses on Friday, but overall it was a solid week for the stock market. It was a quadruple witching expiration Friday so trading volume was very high, and sometimes that leads to a change in direction for stocks, at least temporarily. Bonds were down as yields moved up as the market tries to decide if higher interest rates are coming, or if a weakening economy will bring them lower again.

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