The week is coming to an end, and while most eyes are focused on the spectacular (or ridiculous, depending on your preferences) hats that were worn at the royal wedding, our eyes are still market bound. Precious metals continue to surge, speculators continue to get blamed for all that ails, and the month of April is just about over. We’ll be back on Monday, but for now, enjoy some juicy reads…

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• Just like we’ve said all along: don’t blame the speculators- Crude prices are about demand (WSJ)

• Should you consider a dollar crash a realistic threat? Maybe… (Hedgeye)

• Why we may NOT be in a commodity bubble (Globe and Mail)

• Ten things you should know about the debt ceiling (Weakonomics)