ECB Keeps Rates at Record Low
Airtime: Thurs. Oct. 7 2010 | 7:45 AM ET
The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold Thursday, as expected. Jörg Krämer, chief economist at Commerzbank, considers the strategy of the central bank.

Airtime: Thurs. Oct. 7 2010 | 7:45 AM ET
The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold Thursday, as expected. Jörg Krämer, chief economist at Commerzbank, considers the strategy of the central bank.

UK GDP growth data came in stronger than expected for the second quarter. “This is probably as good as it gets for a while, the outlook is quite tough,” Kevin Grice from Capital Economics told CNBC Friday.

Gold prices will likely make firm gains when euro short-covering ends, Irakli Menabde from I2BF told CNBC Tuesday. The euro has had an inverse relationship to the dollar recently, he added.

Rating agencies don’t seem to have many friends these days, with Jerome Fons, former Moody’s managing director.

The way America watches football is about to change, with John Chambers, Cisco Systems, Mark Lamping, New Meadowlands Stadium, and CNBC’s Darren Rovell.

What to expect for the second half of the year, with Nouriel Roubini, Roubini Global Economics chairman.

If we don’t strengthen the ECB and European Commission, we should dismantle the euro, Carlos Gutierrez, former commerce secretary and former Kellogg CEO, said Thursday. “We’re at an inflection point,” he said. “The whole concept of the euro is being tested.”