Cyril Beuzit from BNP Paribas has the lastest from the fixed-income market.

The Nikkei 225 is showing some worrying and bearish characteristics, Clive Corcoran from Tradewithform.com told CNBC Friday.

The newly formed role of EU president won't have much influence at this stage, but could if Europe moves toward a more unified bloc, James Shugg from Westpac Bank told CNBC Friday.

The Nikkei 225 is losing support at critical levels and could fall toward the 9,000-point level or lower, Phil Roberts from Barclays Capital told CNBC Thursday. Roberts also takes a technical look at oil.

Initial enthusiasm over Infineon's results quickly evaporated Thursday despite the company easily beating expectations in the fourth quarter. Peter Bauer, CEO of Infineon, spoke to CNBC.

What will the new European Union President mean for investors? Julian Pendock from Senhouse Capital considers the outlook.

European leaders were due to cast their votes for the first President of the European Union Thursday. CNBC's Carolina Cimenti spoke to former Latvian President Vaura Vike-Freiberga for her opinion on the role.

The price of European basic resources looks set to keep pushing higher, Geoff Wilkinson from Mint Equities told CNBC Wednesday. Wilkinson also takes a technical look at oil and the DJ Stoxx 600.

Emerging markets are still favored by most fund managers, according to Gary Baker from BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. Baker discusses the findings from the latest fund managers' survey.

US interest rates are likely to be on hold for some time and the dollar is likely to stay weak, Maurice Pomery from Strategic Alpha told CNBC Wednesday. Bob Parker from Credit Suisse considers the Fed's exit strategy.

Nicole Elliott from Mizuho Corporate Bank takes a technical look at Eurodollar interest rate futures and Treasury yields.

"On the Chinese side, the chance that they're going to let the renminbi strengthen enough to make a difference is about zero," Philippa Malmgren from Principalis Asset Management told CNBC Tuesday. Adam Cole from RBC joined the discussion.

Sandy Jadeja from ODL Securities takes a technical look at the FTSE-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average and gold.

Japanese electronics firm Canon said it will buy Dutch copier and printer maker Oce in a deal worth $2.2 billion Monday. Rokus van Iperen, CEO of Oce, spoke to CNBC about the deal.

Emirates hasn't suffered as much as many other airlines have during the recession, Tim Clarke, CEO of Emirates, told CNBC Monday. "Surprisingly the loads have remained very strong," he said.

"We need to see an improvement on consumption and we need to see companies increasing investment," Fançois Mallet from Kepler Capital Markets told CNBC when discussing the outlook for corporate earnings and investment.

Joel Stainton from SEB Future Sales takes a technical look at the euro versus the dollar, the Eurostoxx 50 and stocks versus bonds.

French oil engineering group Technip reported third-quarter results in line with expectations Friday. While the company confirmed its 2009 outlook, it stressed next year will be challenging. CEO and Chairman Thierry Pilenko spoke to CNBC.

British Airways and Spain's Iberia confirmed a preliminary agreement for a $7 billion merger Thursday. Paul Chesterton from CMC Markets and Paul Mielgo from Interconomia discuss the deal.

Bernardo Trindade, secretary of state for tourism for Portugal, spoke to CNBC about the outlook for tourism in the country.