It’s been a week full of surprises. We saw over 400 million bushels of corn magically appear overnight. We saw the stock market climb back up a wall of worry throughout the week. Now, for a magic trick of our own, here are some firework-worthy weekend reads for the holiday weekend. Be safe, have fun, and Happy 4th to our U.S. readers!
- Commodity Bubble infographic (Focus)
- How easy is it to forecast commodity prices (New York Fed)
- Good Riddance, QE2! At least, until QE3 begins… (Seeking Alpha)
- Financial Beer Goggles? Who’s driving the economy? (Paul Kedrosky)
And just for fun…
- U.S. Corporations as Countries (Business Insider)
- Fourth of July? There’s an App for that (Courier Post Online)