Dominic Dyer, executive director at American European Institute, reflects on Jack Lew's European visit, suggesting his soundbites reflect growing concern in the U.S. over the state of the European economy.
Kit Juckes, global head of foreign exchange strategy at Societe Generale, and Michael Gallagher, director of research at IDEAglobal, discuss how monetary tightening in the U.S will impact government bonds yields.
France's economy is at near-stall speed, trade and budget deficits widened last month and the country is embroiled in increasing political uncertainty.
Charles Moore, official Thatcher biographer and writer for the Daily Telegraph and Spectator, and Tim Stanley, historian and author at Oxford University, discuss what Margaret Thatcher's legacy will be; both in Britain and on the world stage.
Isabel Cavill, senior retail analyst at Planet Retail, tells CNBC that freezing temperatures in Britain is hurting retailers as consumer trends change, meaning only the most flexible can thrive.
John Haynes, head of research at Investec Wealth and Investment, tells CNBC that the market has a much greater appetite for risk as their "extreme fear" is declining.
Lord David Owen, former SDP leader and foreign secretary, tells CNBC that Margaret Thatcher introduced many controversial commercial market reforms which were "necessary" to improve the country.
Neil Looker, chief dealer institutional FX at City Index, tells CNBC that there is a "queue of buyers" ready to push the yen back above 100 and towards a very attainable 2009 high of 101.45.
Cyrille Lachevre, economics editor at Le Figaro, tells CNBC why Pierre Moscovici has been hauled back into a meeting with the French Prime Minister, but that the government should struggle on for the time being.
Sandy Jadeja, chief market strategist at SignalPro, gives CNBC a technical look at whether the Dow Jones is experiencing a correction and the future for oil.
Kevin Gardiner, head of global investment strategy at Barclays, tells CNBC that the markets present a longer term opportunity for investors even despite the potential of market setbacks.
Richard Perks, director of retail research at Mintel International, tells CNBC that he doesn't understand how Hilco can justify their acquisition of struggling retailer HMV.
Michael Jarman, chief market strategist at H2O Markets and Dan Morris, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, discuss on CNBC whether the U.S. jobs numbers released on Friday are really as bad as they seem.
Martin Wolf, chief editorial commentator at the Financial Times, tells CNBC that China's slowing growth could be particularly challenging for the government as it is forced to move towards a very different economic model.
Henk Potts, equity strategist at Barclays, tells CNBC that investors don't have enough risk in their portfolios, so should take advantage of a positive signs coming from the US and Europe.
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