Eugen Weinberg, head of commodity research at Commerzbank, tells CNBC the reasons for the big sell off in Gold last week are still unknown but the sentiment on gold is dented at the moment.
Larry Kantor, managing director and head of research at Barclays, tells CNBC that the divergence between market performance and economic performance is likely to continue, with markets continuing to do well.
Coast Sullenger, founder of GAIA tells CNBC that the agricultural market is still very tight, especially in key grains like corn, but this may start to be relieved with better weather.
Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors, tells CNBC that Tesco was unlucky in the US as they came into competition with Wholefoods which dominated that market.
George Buckley, chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank, tells CNBC that the UK is off schedule on its austerity plan because the levels of growth were overestimated.
Seijiro Takeshita, director of Mizuho International, tells CNBC that Japan's banks holdings of government bonds is not something that can be forgotten about but it is also not acutely around the corner.
Peter Hutton, energy analyst at RBC Capital Markets, tells CNBC that oil prices are likely to remain at current levels due to the falling supply out of Iran.
Daniel Morris, global strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, tells CNBC that he has not seen any fear over the fiscal cliff and companies are still investing as they normally do.
Steve Killelea, founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace, talks to CNBC about the countries most affected by terrorism in 2011 and whether the rate is likely to fall or stay the same.
Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at John Charcol, tells CNBC that the gap in house price difference between London and outside of London in the UK will not get any wider.
David Kern, chief economist at the British Chamber of Commerce, tells CNBC that Britain has moved to a new reality of low growth with all forecasts being revised down and this will improve very slowly.
Mark Lewis, director of Commodities Research at Deutsche Bank Securities, informs CNBC as to why the oil price remains so high when there is so much supply coming into the market.
Yogi Dewan, founder of Hassium Asset Management, tells CNBC that British people love to spend money on holidays relative to Europeans and this trend does not look likely to go away.
Professor Stewart Purvis, professor of journalism at City University talks to CNBC about how the press should be regulated in the UK and whether the Prime Minister will back newspaper editors.
Ashraf Laidi, chief global strategist at City Index, tells CNBC that companies in the US are not short of cash so it is a not a disaster for them to pay their shareholders early dividends.
David Hartwell, senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at IHS, tells CNBC that Egypt's constitutional crisis has blown up quite unexpectedly and it is difficult to see where it is going next.
Padhraic Garvey, head of developed market at ING Bank tells CNBC that it has been a fantastic few months for Spanish yields and if they continue to stay low there is no reason for Spain to ask for help.
Adam Posen, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, tells CNBC that the Bank of England is too downbeat on the UK economy.
Gautam Trivedi, managing director and head of equities at Religare Capital Market, tells CNBC that changes in India on whether to allow global supermarkets into the country will make it through parliament.
Andrew Goodwin, senior economic advisor at Ernst and Young, tells CNBC that the UK government should step in to fund infrastructure projects as the private sector has not invested so far.
Mark Haefele, head of investment at UBS Wealth Management, warns that investors should be avoiding risk in the face of the fiscal cliff and they are concerned investors are taking a deal for granted.
Austerity is putting pressure on funding for charities and NGO's, Louisa Bojesen caught up with, Claire Horton CEO of the Battersea dogs home who told her why innovation is key in a recession.
Dominic Rossi, chief investment officer at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, tells CNBC that despite the economic turmoil throughout 2012 both equities and bonds are performing relatively well.
Ric Deverell, director & head of commodities research at Credit Suisse, tells CNBC that people are buying the idea of a more stable outlook for the global economy if the fiscal cliff can be resolved.