Yesterday, the March Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, commonly known as the Beige Book, was published. It is a collection of anecdotal observations from each of the Federal Reserve's 12 business districts regarding the current economic outlook in their region. What are the implications of this document, which summarizes comments received from business, for the gold market?

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While we are waiting for the details on the ECB’s QE (will be published on Thursday) and the U.S. non-farm payroll report (will be revealed on Friday), it is worth analyzing a piece of news, which passed almost unnoticed. The long established London Gold Fix is going to be replaced by the new electronic LBMA price-discovery process on March 20th this year. Why do we believe that all gold investors should be aware of that fact?

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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a report on personal income and outlays for January. The key issue is that U.S. personal spending declined for a second month in a row, which casts some doubts on the soundness of the economy. Is it important for gold investors?

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After Greece, it is time to move to the Far East. China’s central bank has cut its benchmark deposit and loan interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to, respectively, 2.5 percent and 5.35 percent. How can it affect the gold market?

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We are moving back to Europe. Covering Yellen’s testimony, we were not able to report that the Greek reform proposals had been accepted by the Eurozone and the Bundestag. Does it mean the end of Greek saga? How can it affect the gold market?

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