Morning Bid: Metals zoom as investors wait on rates

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German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Copper and gold made record highs in Asia trade on Monday and silver surged over $30. The breakout gains were all the more noteworthy while bonds and currencies settled into ranges and with uncertainty rather than optimism on the outlook. World stocks, meanwhile, were parked just below last week's record peak. Gold's 18% rally over the year to date has been attributed, variously, to Chinese buying, global political tension and expectations that...