Lord Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, tells CNBC how he would drink a glass of diluted whiskey before presenting his Budget.

Lord Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, says George Osborne is currently in a very tough position, as growth, tax revenues and exports are lower than expected.

John Lynch, Wells Fargo Bank; and Thomas Lee, JPMorgan, discuss how worries about Cyprus and the Fed are impacting the markets.

CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has the update on the European Central Bank's efforts to pressure the solvency of Cypriot banks.

Michel Landel, Sodexo CEO, discusses how his company became one of the world's most admired companies, with more than 400,000 global team members.

Mark Travis, Intrepid Capital Funds, provides insight on how to play market volatility amid uncertainty in Europe and ahead of the Fed's policy statement later today.

Worries about Cyprus, Europe, and the Fed are putting the market rally on hold. David Bianco, Deutsche Bank; and Steven Romick, First Pacific Advisors, take a look at market volatility, and discuss how to manage risk.

Marko Mrsnik, S&P analyst, reveals the results of a new study that shows over the long-term, current policies for aging care are not sustainable.

Allister Heath, editor at City AM and Jonathan Portes, director at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research discuss how the UK could return to growth, ahead of the budget.

CNBC's Steve Liesman provides a preview of what to expect from the FOMC minutes today. And, Optionshop's Alan Knuckman discusses how the Fed's monetary policy will impact the markets, with Constance Hunter, International Solutions Network Consulting; and David Kelly, JPMorgan Funds.

CNBC's Kelly Evans reports major indexes moved into positive territory as investors watch to see if Russia will strike a deal with struggling Cyprus.

CNBC's Steve Sedgwick reports the Cypriot finance minister is in Moscow to work out a possible rescue plan to safeguard high levels of Russian deposits in Cypriot banks. And, CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has the latest details from Cyprus, where the country's leaders are holding crisis talks in an attempt to avert a financial meltdown.

Melanie Baker, UK economist at Morgan Stanley, discusses U.K. data ahead of the Budget and explains why the rising unemployment level is not yet a big concern yet.

Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, tells CNBC about his global expansion plan and how his e-commerce company is fundamentally different from his global competitors, as it provides a platform for SMEs to sell their products online.

Michael Sarris, Cyprus finance minister, tells CNBC how his first meeting with his Russian counterpart was "very constructive".

Alain Bokobza, head of global asset allocation at Societe Generale, tells CNBC that the economy will remain quite weak in the short-term and the Fed will continue to expand monetary policy.

Philip Bowman, CEO of engineering company, Smiths Group, tells CNBC they are encouraged to have delivered topline revenue growth in the first year, despite difficult market conditions.

Simon Wells, Chief UK Economist, HSBC, tells CNBC that the UK government looks likely to stick to the deficit reduction policy which leaves 'very little fiscal wriggle room'.

Edmund Shing, European index strategist, at S&P/Dow Jones Indices, tells CNBC that Cyprus is 0.2 percent of the Euro Zone economy and in the grand scheme of things a small element.

Karen Cho takes you through the European market open, where stocks have come in higher.