Eric Takaha, Director of Corporates/High Yield, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group says corporate credit investments can give premium yields as compared to other fixed income sectors.

Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow at Yale University says problems like the fiscal cliff stalemate in the U.S. speak a lot about the character of the nation. He explains why, and says the U.S. is not accepting responsibility for its self-inflicted problems.

Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow at Yale University says Japan needs structural repair and reforms like those in the Koizumi-era, rather than Shinzo Abe's aggressive easing measures.

Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow at Yale University says the Fed's quantitative easing measures don't address the structural problems in the U.S. and won't foster economic recovery.

Taiwan's reliance on exports has made it particularly vulnerable to the slowdown in global growth. But, President Ma Ying Jeou tells CNBC, the situation would have been more dire if not for closer economic ties with China.

Karim Rahemtulla, Director of Resources, Oil & Energy Daily says that natural gas is a good long term play as Americans switch to the energy resource.

Jim McDonald, Chief Investment Strategist, Northern Trust Global Investments says that there's good fundamental value in the stock markets and investors should have exposure to risk assets.

Jim McDonald, Chief Investment Strategist, Northern Trust Global Investments says that no fiscal cliff deal might be a better option than to pass through a poor proposal.

David Ellis, Head of Australian Banking Research, Morningstar Australasia says he is very optimistic about the big four banks in Australia, due to their strong market positions.

David Dietze, President & Chief Investment Strategist at Point View Wealth Management gives CNBC's Cash Flow his stock picks for 2013

Uwe Parpart, Managing Director and Head of Research at Reorient Financial Markets, says the Fed's plan to link U.S. interest rates with the country's unemployment figures raises many questions and may not be effective in creating jobs.

Vinay Dube, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, Delta Airlines explains that Delta's 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic will not shift focus away from Asia to transatlantic routing. He says Heathrow Airport will be more of an end point rather than a European hub.

With 12 parties fielding 1,504 candidates, voters should be spoiled for choice in the upcoming elections, but several still remains undecided. CNBC's Kaori Enjoji finds out which party has the best shot at winning the seats.

Todd Elmer, Currency Strategist, Citi says the Fed's new policy guide-posts are dollar-negative. He says the Fed's rapid expansion of balance sheets and willingness to tolerate higher inflation will undermine USD attractiveness, especially to reserves managers.

Timothy Riddell, Head of Global Markets Research, Asia, ANZ says that if we go over the fiscal cliff the treasury still has the flexibility to implement the changes.

Michael Yoshikami, Founder & CEO, Destination Wealth Management says that individual investors have bailed from the markets and that current market action is mostly driven by institutional investors.

Jim Paterson, CEO, Kivalliq Energy says that nuclear energy can provide a strong, stable source of electricity to major industrial economies and should be a part of a country's energy mix.

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Director, Asian Economics Research, Credit Suisse discusses the Fed's 6.5% unemployment threshold, adding that the U.S. is still years away from any meaningful tightening of monetary policy.

Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, Heritage Foundation says North Korea's rocket launch is a renewed threat for the U.S. as Pyongyang could eventually build missiles that may reach American soil.

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Director, Asian Economics Research, Credit Suisse says India's currency will hit a cyclical sweet spot in 2013, given the positive market impact from reforms.