World stocks down as dollar rise hits commodities (AP)

Sumit Roy submits:Energy

Global stock markets rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for British confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.In London, the share prices of heavyweight miners surged as gold futures reached a record high point, close to 1,170 dollars an ounce, while Cadbury hit a two-year high on reports Swiss food giant Nestle is weighing up a bid for its rival.

As expected, it is all about Cyprus this morning, and overnight, and just as naturally it wouldn't be a centrally-planned market without the generic BTFD overnight ramp attempt, which we got from the EURUSD, as the pair rose from sub 1.29 to 1.2973, which also pushed the US futures up to nearly fill half the overnight gap lower.

There's a new government in Japan, and it appears determined to finally do "whatever it takes" to attempt to revive the moribund Japanese economy, which has struggled with deflation for a decade.

There's a new government in Japan, and it appears determined to finally do "whatever it takes" to attempt to revive the moribund Japanese economy, which has struggled with deflation for a decade.

Dr. Stephen Leeb submits:It's no secret that the past decade or so has not been terribly kind to the average stock investor. Few people made much money unless they were following an alternative strategy focusing more on commodities and other key sectors (which is why so many TCI readers have done well)

AFP - Global stock markets rose and the dollar fell on Monday as investors further digested bet