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.

Ric Spooner, Chief Market Analyst, CMC Markets says that there will be plenty of demand for OPEC oil even if the U.S. becomes energy self-sufficient.

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.

Tobias Harris, Independent Japan Politics Specialist and Former Aide to a DPJ Member, Japan's House of Councillors doesn't necessarily believe a move to right-wing politics will occur, stating there is room for a centrist party.

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.

Andrew Gilholm, Head of Asia Analysis, Control Risks says North Korea has gradually developed its nuclear and missile technology in the last 20 years without any real obstacles from the global community.

Michael Yoshikami, Founder & CEO, Destination Wealth Management says that the Fed's latest move will make businesses feel better as it gives a little more certainty.

Tony Nash, Managing Director of IHS tells CNBC's Cash Flow how the Japanese election will affect the economy.

Alain Bokobza, Head of Global Asset Allocation, Societe Generale says that North Korea's rocket launch will not affect markets greatly. He explains why.

Viktor Hjort, Head of Fixed Income Research & Global Corporate Credit Strategy at Morgan Stanley explains why he think credit markets are still a compelling asset class for 2013.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at Singapore Airlines, whose stake in Virgin Atlantic was bought by Delta Air Lines.

Adrian Foster, Head of Financial Markets Research, Asia Pacific at Rabobank, says the impact of the North Korean rocket launch on the Korean won is likely to be limited, with markets looking ahead to the central bank meeting this week.

Japan has fallen into a technical recession just as the country is heading to the polls. With the economy weighing heavily on voters' minds, CNBC's Kaori Enjoji takes a closer look at the country's prized manufacturing industry.

Richard Yetsenga, Head of Global Markets Research, ANZ says the fiscal cliff might not be as big a deal as people think, and that it is keeping people away from trading currencies. He expects the U.S. dollar to weaken into the year end.

The U.S. "fiscal cliff" is not the only issue dividing congress. Erich Kuss, Hong Kong Director, US Agricultural Trade Office describes how Democrats and Republicans differ on what to do with the farm bill, which expired in September.

Ajay Kapur, Asian Head of Equity Strategy, Deutsche Bank sees the probability of failure in averting the "fiscal cliff" increased to 40% from 30%. He says Democrats have more political capital when it comes to "fiscal cliff" negotiations.

Rajiv Biswas, Senior Director and Asia Pacific Chief Economist, IHS Global Insight says that prospects for emerging Asia remain bright but investors need to get used to slower growth from China.

Richard Jerram, Chief Economist, Bank of Singapore says that U.S. lawmakers are more concerned about their political future than the risks of running over the cliff.

Nicholas Ionides, Vice President, Public Affairs, Singapore Airlines says that now is an opportune time to sell its stake in Virgin Atlantic. He says the investment has underperformed but SIA will still book a profit from the sale.

Warren Gilman, Chairman and CEO, CEF Holdings says that the shale gas boom could hit energy prices in the long run.