Obama on Economy & Jobs
Airtime: Mon. Aug. 30 2010 | 12:55 PM ET
President Barack Obama discusses the jobs bill stuck in the Senate and why he believes it should be pushed through.

Airtime: Mon. Aug. 30 2010 | 12:55 PM ET
President Barack Obama discusses the jobs bill stuck in the Senate and why he believes it should be pushed through.

The Spanish banking system was the most tested of all the EU nations with 95% of lenders going through stress tests. Jorge Gil from Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros and Jose Carlos Diez from Intermoney spoke to CNBC Monday.

With the Bank of Japan set to ease policy again, Masayuki Kichikawa, chief Japan economist at Merrill Lynch, discusses the options the central bank has in its toolbox. He speaks to CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah & Karen Tso.

The world’s biggest developed economies are in for a double dip, says Dariusz Kowalczyk, chief investment strategist at SJS Markets. He speaks with CNBC’s Anna Edwards and Chloe Cho about how severe this dip will be.

Japan’s revised first-quarter GDP rose 1.2% on quarter Thursday, beating analysts’ forecasts. Naomi Fink, Japan strategist at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi & Paul Schulte, MD at Nomura International, analyze the data, with CNBC’s Bernard Lo, Martin Soong & Karen Tso.

Art Cashin, of UBS, and Alan Valdes, of Kabrik Trading, share their market insight

The government out this morning with its report card on state-by-state unemployment, with CNBC’s Hampton Pearson.