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- Gold $5,429.10 (+1.10%) — up despite DXY +0.52%; war-risk bid is overpowering the usual USD headwind
- Silver $96.04 (+6.55%) — catching up hard; high-beta metal loves geopolitics + inflation/oil spillover
- Gold/silver ratio compressing: silver leading = risk-on within the hedge; watch if it holds when headlines fade
Key driver: Geopolitical risk premium from the Iran conflict (and oil shock) is the macro engine—right now it’s beating the dollar tape.
Gold rallying with a firmer DXY is your tell: this isn’t a rates story, it’s a scarcity/neutral-asset grab. Traders should watch whether the bid survives any “diplomacy” headlines—if it does, the market’s repricing a longer war and stickier inflation.
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DICOR — Daily Interbank COntango Rate
Published by Limpid Markets — 2026-03-02
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 | 4.26 | -0.58 | 4.29 | -0.61 | 3.20 | 0.48 | 2.77 | 0.91 | 2.13 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 0.99 |
| 1w | 4.33 | -0.65 | 4.23 | -0.55 | 3.08 | 0.60 | 2.69 | 0.99 | 1.63 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 1.77 |
| 1m | 4.17 | -0.50 | 3.91 | -0.24 | 3.04 | 0.63 | 2.43 | 1.24 | -1.86 | 5.53 | 1.32 | 2.35 |
| 2m | 4.22 | -0.54 | 4.07 | -0.39 | 0.94 | 2.74 | 1.75 | 1.93 | -1.67 | 5.35 | 1.76 | 1.92 |
| 3m | 4.65 | -0.93 | 4.06 | -0.34 | 1.36 | 2.36 | 2.04 | 1.68 | -0.41 | 4.13 | 1.88 | 1.83 |
| 6m | 4.62 | -0.65 | 1.34 | 2.63 | -0.69 | 4.66 | 0.31 | 3.66 | 0.02 | 3.95 | 1.67 | 2.30 |
| 12m | 4.72 | -1.04 | 2.15 | 1.53 | -2.36 | 6.04 | -2.17 | 5.85 | 1.98 | 1.70 | 3.04 | 0.65 |
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