Just when you think things might settle down… the Fed twists everyone up, stocks swing like a pendulum on a mission, Europe’s game of “Let’s Pretend” loses its luster, commodities take a nose dive, the barbarous relic drops faster than stocks after an Obama speech… and we still have two weeks to go until the jobs report really crushes our spirits. As you brace yourselves for the chaos ahead, here are a couple of weekend reads worth delving into:
- Operation Twist 101 (Freakonomics)
- Why do we think of Forex trading when reading this…. (WSJ)
- Chicago Bulls paying 1% interest (Bulls)
- Who was the first quant? (Magic, Maths, and Money)
- Check out the latest edition of Futures Magazine- Bouchard Capital inside! (FuturesMag)
And just for fun
- This is NOT CGI- Actual Footage (NASA)
- Your Guide to Deciphering Book Reviews (One-Minute Book Reviews)
- AHH! Facebook changed- AGAIN! So laugh about it. (Storify)