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Gold drivers

How gold relates to its main drivers: the dollar (DXY) and the 10-year US Treasury yield (nominal and real). Data: DXY and 10Y from Yahoo, the real 10Y from FRED.

  • Correlations («Корреляции»): gold’s correlation with DXY and with 10Y over the window.
  • Z-score: how far each of the three has moved from its norm.

Default: Correlations.

Normally both correlations are negative: the dollar and yields rise, gold falls. The legend suggests the conclusion:

  • «фон за золото» (backdrop for gold): the dollar over the window and the real yield over 5 days are falling;
  • «фон против золота» (backdrop against gold): both are rising;
  • «драйверы разнонаправлены» (drivers diverge): the dollar and the real yield go different ways;
  • «связь сломана» (link broken): both correlations are above 0.2, gold moves on its own (geopolitics, central bank buying, safe-haven demand).