David Kuo, Director, The Motley Fool says the Fed will start firing up its printing press again. He says the shock contraction in U.S. Q1 GDP is not a temporary blip.
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Patee Sarasin, CEO, Nok Air says the company plans to list on the Bangkok Stock Exchange in Q3. It hopes to raise about THB3-4 billion to fund its international expansion plans.
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Gaurav Sodhi, Resources Analyst at Intelligent Investor says commodity markets move in tandem with monetary policy. He says a negative surprise from the key jobs data on Friday may be good for commodities as would imply further stimulus efforts from the Fed.
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David Kuo, Director, The Motley Fool explores what will motivate buying trends among Chinese consumers. He adds that gaining exposure though luxury goods makers like Burberry is a good strategy.
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Paul Endacott, Managing Director, Ambition discusses the latest hiring trends in Asia, especially within the financial services sector. He adds that a lot of jobs are being shifted from Singapore & Hong Kong.
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Victor Anthony, Senior Analyst, Internet & Media, Topeka Capital Markets says Facebook's latest quarterly earnings were a good solid beat. He discusses the future of Facebook's mobile platform.
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Jan Dawson, Chief Telecoms Analyst, Ovum says RIM's new phones are exciting developments, but adds that it's unlikely to be a huge competitor to either Google's Android or Apple's iPhone.
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David Hess, President, Pratt & Whitney discusses his firm's expansion plans in Singapore. He also expresses confidence that Boeing will be able to sort through the issues with the Dreamliner.
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Peter Arment, MD for Industrials Equity Research, Sterne Agee says Boeing faces headline risks due to its 787 troubles but says the problems will be resolved in Q1.
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Scott Nations, Chief Investment Officer & President, NationsShares says the 787 lithium-ion battery problem is a much bigger issue for Boeing than people think. He says Boeing may have to re-engineer its Dreamliner.
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Scott Nations, Chief Investment Officer & President, NationsShares says investors have dodged a bullet despite U.S. Q4 GDP showing a shock contraction and that Friday's jobs numbers could confirm a slowdown. He says the VIX gathering strength is a cause for concern.
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Mansoor Mohi-uddin, Chief Currency Strategist, UBS says the U.S. Q4 GDP data was impacted by fiscal austerity. He adds that the non-farm payrolls are the key data point to watch.
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Tom Rogers, senior economic adviser at Ernst & Young says look out for more risk appetite as bank lending rises given the improved sentiment in the euro zone.
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Will Oswald, Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities at Standard Chartered Bank says China's government debt to GDP level is around 75-80%, much higher than the official 20% reported.
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Torbjorn Kjus, Oil Markets Analyst at DnB NOR expects strong geo-political support for the oil markets, but other factors such as efficiency improvements could drive prices lower.
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Will Oswald, Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities at Standard Chartered Bank says we are in a better environment for the markets to perform with central banks willing to give support.
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CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the 'Stock in 60 Seconds' challenge and looks at shares of Yahoo Japan as it climbed over 17% after announcing they will be raising their annual earnings and dividend forecasts.
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Richard Iley, Chief Economist, Asia, BNP Paribas says the debt situation in China is "pretty bad." He explains why.
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Janet Engels, Director, Private Client Research Group at RBC tells CNBC's Cash Flow why she's bullish on greater China markets.
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Peter Morici, Professor, Smith School of Business, University Of Maryland discusses the United States' road to immigration reform.
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David Forrester, Senior Vice President, G10 FX Strategy, Macquarie tells CNBC's Cash Flow which currencies to play in the nine month lead up to the Australian election.
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Peter Elston, Head of Asia Pacific Strategy & Asset Allocation at Aberdeen Asset Management explains why Chinese companies need "western-style" corporate governance.
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Paul Krake, Founder, View from the Peak: Macro Strategies warns of a credit crisis in China. He says the composition of growth is skewed and reforms aren't taking place quickly enough.
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Strong gains in banking and brokerage counters helped lift Tokyo's stocks and expectations for higher earnings this quarter. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.
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David Green-Morgan, Global Capital Markets Research Director, Jones Lang Lasalle says the region's property sector got a drubbing last year, but is likely to rebound in 2013.
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Nicholas Cunningham, Transport Analyst, Macquarie expects a 1% impact on ANA's operating earnings if the Dreamliner remains grounded each month. He discusses the relationship between ANA, JAL, and Boeing.
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Julian Callow, Head of International Economics, Barclays says the rally in risky assets has been overdue. He adds the rally is likely to continue, especially in less liquid markets like real estate.
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Paul Krake, Founder, View from the Peak: Macro Strategies explains why the Fed will not wait until the U.S. unemployment rate hits 6.5% before it ends its bond buying program.
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David Ratliff, Head of Investor Sales & Relationship Management, Citi Asia Pacific says real demand will drive an economic recovery this year and this might see investments go into credit and high yield.
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Tim Speiss, Partner-In-Charge, EsinerAmper thinks U.S. lawmakers are putting serious consideration into spending cuts. He says the economic picture for the U.S. looks rosy in 2013.
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