⚡ Market Pulse
- Gold $5,175.30 (-0.09%) — softer DXY isn’t lifting it; feels like rates/real-yield gravity still wins
- Silver $84.29 (-0.57%) — underperforms gold; cyclical/industrial bid looks shaky, volatility tax back
- PGMs sliding (Pt -1.0%, Pd -2.2%) — risk appetite for “growth metals” is leaking, not a haven tape
Key driver: Rates/real-yield impulse dominating: a marginally weaker dollar can’t coax buyers, so the market’s telling you carry matters more than headlines.
When gold can’t rally on a softer DXY, it’s usually not “no news” — it’s the bond market quietly tightening the noose. Watch real yields; if they keep firming, the complex bleeds from the high-beta end first (silver/PGMs).
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DICOR — Daily Interbank COntango Rate
Published by Limpid Markets — 2026-03-05
Term DICORs & Implied Lease Rates (compounded in arrears)
| Tenor | XAU LDN | XAG LDN | XPT LDN | XPT ZUR | XPD LDN | XPD ZUR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICOR | Lease | DICOR | Lease | DICOR | Lease | DICOR | Lease | DICOR | Lease | DICOR | Lease | |
| 1d | 4.06 | -0.39 | 4.34 | -0.54 | 3.49 | 0.61 | 2.83 | 1.12 | 2.98 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.63 |
| 1w | 4.20 | -0.53 | 4.25 | -0.58 | 3.23 | 0.44 | 2.73 | 0.94 | 2.43 | 1.24 | 2.24 | 1.43 |
| 1m | 4.20 | -0.53 | 3.94 | -0.27 | 3.09 | 0.58 | 2.50 | 1.18 | -0.60 | 4.28 | 1.47 | 2.21 |
| 2m | 4.21 | -0.54 | 4.11 | -0.44 | 1.03 | 2.64 | 1.81 | 1.86 | -1.61 | 5.28 | 1.76 | 1.91 |
| 3m | 4.62 | -0.91 | 4.06 | -0.35 | 1.39 | 2.32 | 2.05 | 1.66 | -0.40 | 4.11 | 1.89 | 1.82 |
| 6m | 4.61 | -0.66 | 1.39 | 2.56 | -0.60 | 4.56 | 0.35 | 3.61 | 0.01 | 3.95 | 1.63 | 2.32 |
| 12m | 4.72 | -1.05 | 2.17 | 1.50 | -2.33 | 6.00 | -2.14 | 5.81 | 1.97 | 1.70 | 3.02 | 0.65 |
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