Laszlo Wolf, deputy CEO of OTP Bank, talks to CNBC about the challenges facing Hungarian banks, who've been hit by a double whammy of banking and financial transaction taxes.

Karen Cho takes you through the European market open where all eyes are on US earnings with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan due to report.

Valdis Dombrovskis, the prime minister of Latvia, speaks exclusively to CNBC's Geoff Cutmore about his growth expectations for the country, following a very aggressive austerity drive.

Alex van der Velden, partner and chief investment officer at Ownership Capital and Sir George Buckley, chairman of Ownership Capital, discuss why there are excellent opportunities for investors who are able to look beyond the short-term.

Virginie Maisonneuve, head of global equities at Schroders, tells CNBC that while certain Eastern European economies look quite good but they are still fragile.

Julian Mayo, Co-CIO at Charlemagne Capital, tells CNBC that 2013 should be a good year for Russia and which stocks to pick to play its growth.

James Lockhart Smith, head of Latin America at Maplecroft, tells CNBC that Brazil has some real problems with its growth story, including a high cost of doing business.

Joel Stainton, head of research and trading strategy at SEB Futures, joined CNBC for a technical look at copper, sterling 1-year, and the EU economy.

Jeremy Anwyl, Edmunds.com Vice Chairman, tells CNBC why the hybrid car market is yet to take off.

Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec tells CNBC that there is a good chance of another negative quarter for the German economy.

Alex Gunz, fund manager at Heptagon Capital, tells CNBC that Electrolux is a good stock to play on the US housing market even though it is listed in Sweden.

Bruno Verstraete, partner at Lakefield Partners, tells CNBC that if the United States does not control its budget the market will turn away from US treasuries towards equity instead.

Martin Fridson, CEO of FridsonVision, tells CNBC that the real driver for the leverage buyout volume is the cost of borrowing.

Bryn Jones, fixed fund asset manager at Rathbones, tells CNBC that there may be areas of overvaluation in corporate bonds but a bubble is unlikely.

Trevor Stirling, senior research analyst at Sanford Bernstein, tells CNBC that the strategy of consolidation amongst beer companies has been successful and they have outperformed the market by almost ten percent every year.

Per Loven, head of International corporate strategy at Liquidnet Europe, makes the case for Dark Pools and why they are important.

Paul Renken, senior geologist at VSA Capital, tells CNBC that Rio Tinto figures have surprised on the upside, suggesting some demand for iron ore.

Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary, tells CNBC's Bernie Lo that it should be 'unthinkable' for the US to default on its debt.

John Wraith, fixed income strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, tells CNBC that in the first week of the year there was a big move away from safe havens into riskier assets., but investors are still uncertain.

Joris Luyendijk, anthropologist and journalist at the Guardian discusses the social behavior of bankers and suggests that they are a form of 'tribe' and bonuses are the 'totem pole they dance around'.