Vattenfall met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso this week and handed over a scorecard of what businesses see as the challenges and goals ahead. Lars G Josefsson, CEO of Vattenfall, spoke to CNBC about the meeting.

The Dubai debt delay issues which shook investors Friday are mainly a problem for the region, but there are ramifications outside, Alpesh Patel from Praefinium Group told CNBC. Shahin Vallee from BNP Paribas joined the discussion.

British banks may face some of the world's toughest pay regimes, potentially risking London's position as the number 1 financial capital. But what does it mean for other hot spots like Zurich? CNBC asked Ray Soudah, founder of Millennium Associates.

The shockwaves of Dubai World's debt stand-still reverberated around the world Thursday with investors attempting to assess who has exposure to the situation. Ian Harnett from Absolute Strategy Research has analysis.

Geoff Wilkinson from Mint Equities takes a technical look at the Shenzhen Composite Index, European basic recources and WTI crude futures.

The Thanksgiving holiday will give investors a chance to take stock and consider the state of the markets, David Yarrow from Clareville Capital told CNBC Wednesday. Maurice Pomery from Strategic Alpha joined the discussion.

European shares closed lower Tuesday after disappointing US economic data. Stephen Gallo from Schneider Foreign Exchange and Peter Thal Larsen from Reuters discuss the outlook.

Nicole Elliott from Mizuho Corporate Bank takes a technical look at the yield on Swiss and Canadian 10-year bonds.

WestLB received a last-minute lifeline Tuesday as Germany's Finance Ministry confirmed that an agreement had been reached to help the stricken lender. Lothar Mentel from Octopus Investments and CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa have analysis.

UK bank Lloyds launched the world's largest cash call Tuesday, at a 60% discount to Tuesday's closing price. CNBC's Carolina Cimenti has this report.

The euro zone services sector grew at its fastest pace in 2 years in November. However, economists warn that the pace of recovery will be slow. Rob Dobson from Markit has more.

Max Knudsen from PIA - First.com takes a technical look at the dollar versus the yen, the euro versus the yen and the pound versus the yen.

"I think the FSA has done a really rather bad job over the years," Roger Nightingale from Pointon York told CNBC Monday. The Bank of England should be the main regulators of the banking industry, Nightingale added.

"We need a much more stable supply of credit through the cycle," Lord Adair Turner, chairman of the FSA, told CNBC Monday. That may mean less credit overall, but would make credit more available during a financial crisis, he said.

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.