CNBC's Rick Santelli and Tres Knippa, Kenai Capital Management owner, breaks down Japanese government bonds and provides insight on investing in emerging markets. more...

Anxiety over a potential U.S. debt default has led some analysts to question whether the greenback's days as a global reserve currency are numbered. more...

Greece faces a key debt-payment deadline on October 14. Here's how to get ready. more...

"It may be easier for policymakers to recapitalize all the banks and let Greece default in a 'disorderly manner', because they [the policymakers] will have more control over the banks than they will over Greece," Patrick Armstrong, managing partner at Armstrong Investment Managers, told CNBC...

U.S. gold futures rose 1 percent on Tuesday as safe haven buying picked up on growing fears that a Greek default could trigger another global recession. more...

Concerns still linger on the possibility of a spreading financial contagion coming after Greece defaults, with Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners. "US markets are oversold," he adds. more...

They (Europe) have accelerated their attempt to a solution but at best they are even, says Robert Doll, BlackRock chief equity strategist, who also weighs in on the domino affect the debt problems in Europe. more...

Bankers are bracing for a Greek default, and their best hope is that Europe can erect* firewalls around the banking system strong enough and soon enough to prevent it from spreading to other euro-zone countries. more...

Viktor Hjort, executive director at Morgan Stanley, talks about the latest developments in Europe and U.S. rounding up with forecast on foreign exchange markets. more...

Greece will probably default but will not leave the euro zone, Fitch credit ratings agency said on Tuesday, as pressure increased on the Greek government to push through with fiscal reforms. more...

"Greece has to default," Kyle Bass said. "It's going to be a hard default, and then it's going to be difficult to contain this contagion." more...

"Clearly Greece is priced for default and that has been the case for some time. The thing with Greece is: when it defaults, and how it is allowed to default, to avoid contagion in its default," Adrian Schmidt, FX strategist at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, told CNBC. more...

A look at Greek default fears, with CNBC's Carolin Schober, and discussing the next slice of the bailout plan, with Ned Riley, Riley Asset Management CEO; Uri Landesman, Platinum Partners, and Marc Chandler, Brown Brothers. more...

Sharing the scenarios that might result of a Greek default, with Jens Nordvig, Nomura Securities International analyst, who says policy backstop is not enough to bring back confidence, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. more...

Discussing whether the ECB's plan to buy Italian bonds is too little too late, and whether the country is about to default, with Vincent Reinhart, American Enterprise Institute, and David Malpass, Encima Global. more...

It was billed as one of the most important speeches of Silvio Berlusconi’s political career, amid a crisis that threatens to engulf Italy and the euro zone. Unfortunately when he stood in front of lawmakers, his pledges on boosting growth offered very few details and led to skepticism from...

The U.S. should choose to default instead of delaying the inevitable by raising the debt ceiling without dealing with the crux of the financial problems, David Murrin, chief investment officer at Emergent Asset Management told CNBC Monday. more...

The House and the Senate are ready to rumble over debt plans. Here's how to trade the uncertainty. more...

Michael Woolfolk, Senior Currency Strategist & Managing Director at BNY Mellon resists the idea of a technical default in the U.S. more...

All eyes are turned towards the clock as the August 2 deadline for the US debt talks approaches. Treasurys investors could stand to benefit if Congress cannot agree to raise the debt ceiling. more...