It’s been a long week (of hockey anxiety) in Chicago, despite the Memorial Day shortened week; and our Blackhawks are back at it this weekend with back to back games, meaning no rest for the weary.  Outside of hockey, it was a volatile week for many markets, with stocks yo yoing back and forth, bonds breaking down to 13 month lows (highs if talking rates), and currency and grain markets seeing much increased volatility.  We’ll see what next week brings,  but in the meantime, enjoy some weekend reads:

• Actual tax rates of US companies:  (NY Times)
• 222 year chart of stocks and interest rates: (Business Insider)
• CME group announces new record volume for treasury futures this week: (CME Group)
• Volatile Bond Yields may spell trouble for Abenomics (Economist)

And just for Fun:

• Quantitative Easing – the Game: (WSJ)
• Kevin Bacon – made out of Bacon: (Laughing Squid)