Search Results for: "PCE inflation"

Sideways Action and FOMC Minutes

  Hello Everyone May 18, 2016 market action was disappointing, and directly tied to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes release which appeared to signal a possible rate hike in June.  I say “appeared” because that is the consensus … Continue reading

February Starts off Poorly – 100% G-Fund continues

  Hello Folks Thanks for the emails, yes I am still here (and always will be….), however I try not to push out email traffic or site updates unless clearly warranted and when something worthwhile needs reporting.   A constant barrage … Continue reading

Market Analysis and FOMC meeting

Hello Folks Hope everyone has been doing well.   Subscriber-ship has really taken off since the “crash” back in late August, thank you for the interest in the site. Let me get started by saying that I remain 100% G-Fund.   This … Continue reading

Improbable rate hike in September

Hello Folks In the “good news” category, on Monday Aug-10, the markets rallied strongly, erasing all of last week’s losses.  The SP-500 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), ticker symbol SPY, “gapped up” which is a bullish and positive sign.  While optimistic, … Continue reading

100% S-Fund Continues – PCS Transfer Ongoing

Hello Everyone ! I apologize for reduced activity, I am in the middle of a PCS transfer, from overseas/foreign location to domestic USA, so I am juggling numerous things and have been off the grid to some extent. I remain … Continue reading

Markets rally higher on May 14

Hello Everybody Continuing my current 100% S-Fund TSP Allocation, I am happy to report that for the first time ever, the SP-500 Index has finally closed above 2120, versus just break thru it, and settle lower, which it did on … Continue reading

Fed rate Jitters / Market weakness Apparent

  Published March 31 2015, 11PM Pacific Time Hello Folks Well the first quarter of 2015 is behind us, and my preliminary data shows that the S-Fund was the top performer for March, followed by the I-Fund, then C-Fund.  This … Continue reading

March 18 Update / FOMC Meeting Concludes today

Good Morning Folks As most know, the Federal Open Market Committee has been in session March 17 and March 18, and is expected to release their updated monetary policy statement at 2PM Eastern Time on Wednesday March 18. Most in … Continue reading

March 12 Update / Interest Rates–Part 2

Part-2 of Interest Rates, mostly prompted by some very good email questions yesterday, to include “where are you getting your data” For official Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data, go to this link below, http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?bls then choose Unemployment Rate (Seasonally … Continue reading