Ajay Sunder, Senior Director - Telecoms, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan says that the bigger picture behind the Huawei and ZTE case is whether the firms are controlled by the Chinese government.
Steve Brice, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Wealth Management Group says that India is likely to deliver on its reform agenda but the time horizon for the changes remains uncertain.
Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC says that economic data in Asia have not shown an improvement, despite the optimism figuring on the markets. He adds that a lot of risks remain that could bring the markets lower.
Helen Qiao, Chief Economist, Greater China, Morgan Stanley expects China to grow 7.5% in 2012 and 7.9% in 2013. She adds that as the country's new leaders step in, their new policies will help growth remain at a stable level.
Greg Gibbs, Senior Currency Strategist, RBS says the currency markets are waiting to see whether the euro zone follows through on its commitments, or if it's just full of hot air. He adds that many questions about the bloc still remain.
Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC says Asia's performance so far this year hasn't been up to expectations. He adds that he's holding out for a better 2013 in the region.
Frederic Neumann, MD & Co-Head of Asian Economics Research, HSBC thinks the euro zone crisis and the China-Japan dispute may dominate the discussion at the IMF & World Bank meetings in Tokyo.
Mike Harrowell, Senior Resources Analyst, BBY says that the QE boost to commodity prices does not reflect demand concerns and that base metals prices could be trading lower by end-December.
Michael Gayed, Chief Investment Strategist, Pension Partners says that technology beta plays are declining substantially and that confirms that risk assets could see weakness in October.
Michael Gayed, Chief Investment Strategist, Pension Partners says that the expected weak earnings season could be the excuse for markets to correct a little bit in October.
Rob Aspin, Head of Equity Investment Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank argues that a lot of earnings risks are already priced in U.S. equities, adding that they are much better bet than U.S. Treasurys.
Patrick Bennett, FX Strategist, CIBC and Rob Aspin from Standard Chartered Bank debate about the future direction of the U.S. dollar, and tell Capital Connection which forex crosses offer good bets right now.
Rob Aspin, Head of Equity Investment Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank tells Capital Connection that there's still value in select Chinese stocks, especially those in the oil, telecommunications and consumer discretionary sectors.
Yolanda Kakabadse, International President, World Wildlife Fund discusses the importance of being aware of private sector ties when accepting donations from corporates.
Bert Hofman, Chief Economist, East Asia & Pacific at the World Bank said he expects the Chinese economy to grow 8.1% in 2013, boosted by the mainland's policy easing earlier this year and a rebound in global trade.
CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at Capitaland's shares which are lower today after the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced it would impose a cap on housing loan tenures.
Tom Averill, Managing Director at Rochford Capital, says Iran's measures to impose a peg against the U.S. dollar will not stop the currency's decline. He also shares his outlook on the Aussie dollar and euro.
Geoff Lewis, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, says the World Bank's forecast that the Chinese economy will grow at 7.7 percent this year suggests it is in the process of bottoming out.
David Lennox, Resources Analyst at Fat Prophets sees significant potential in natural gas. He thinks there is opportunity to buy into U.S. natural gas fields.
Alex Wong, Director - Asset Management, Ample Capital says that the strength in Hong Kong's property sector will continue to lead markets. He explains why.
Parag Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute says that the high rates of infrastructure investments in Asia are helping to attract investors. He discusses the pattern of infrastructure investment in the continent.
Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific Chief Economist at IHS Global Insight says that Chinese jobs could be at stake if Japanese firms move their factories elsewhere.
Mykolas Rambus, Chief Executive Officer, Wealth-X says that some high-end brands are growing faster in Brazil than in China. He sheds more light on this.
Parag Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute says recent signs are pointing to positivity in the global economy. He also discusses Jack Welch's comments that the U.S. jobs data has been 'cooked'.
Khiem Do, Head of Asian Multi-Asset, Baring Asset Management (Hong Kong) discusses the retail sales data from the Golden Week holiday. He also tells CNBC what to expect as China comes back from holiday.
Richard Yetsenga, Head of Global Markets Research, ANZ explains why the markets may be expecting more upside for the Euro. He also discusses the direction of commodity currencies as the Euro edges higher.
Laura Fitzsimmons, VP, Futures & Options, JPMorgan Investment Bank says concerns about production data in some Asian countries could be a real issue that may hamper the global growth lift expected at year's end.
Laura Fitzsimmons, VP, Futures & Options, JPMorgan Investment Bank explains why she believes the jobs data from the U.S. can be trusted. She adds that the latest round of data is not enough to deter the Fed from QE.
Russell Jones, Global Head of Fixed Income Strategy, Westpac Institutional Bank says that Greece might need more money to fix its economy or leave the euro zone.