King Lip, Chief Investment Officer at Baker Avenue Asset Management explains why earnings from insurance companies are likely to strengthen going forward.

Louis Kuijs, Chief China Economist, RBS says that China's economy is somewhat recovering after an apparent bottoming out. He further explains why private sectors are not particularly keen to invest in the country.

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Director, Asia Economics, Credit Suisse says that there could sill be value in countries like the Philippines Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia as they are decoupled from weak exports.

Willem Nabarro, Head of European Equities at Exane-BNP Paribas says that UBS' core business is looking strong as the bank moves towards wealth management and that the bank could become a gold standard for the finance industry.

Robert Prior-Wandesforde, Director, Asia Economics, Credit Suisse says that Asian exporters will receive a boost as the U.S. rebuilds itself after Hurricane Sandy.

Richard Yetsenga, Head of Global Markets Research, ANZ thinks global data and the outcome of the U.S. elections are still front and center in the currency markets.

Bart Van Ark, Chief Economist, The Conference Board thinks the U.S. housing market only has a small part to play in the economy's recovery. He says the growth numbers in Q4 could show a slight dent from the effects of Sandy.

Nader Naeimi, Senior Investment Strategist, AMP Capital, explains why he thinks $1,800 isn't that formidable a barrier for gold prices. He expects demand for gold, and its correlation with the U.S. Dollar to remain.

Gary Schlossberg, Economist at Wells Capital Management discusses the impact of Sandy on consumer spending trends ahead of key holiday shopping seasons.

Miike Crofton, President & CEO, Philadelphia Trust Company discusses the factors driving the U.S. markets' moves overnight. He adds that a Romney win could fuel a market rally towards the end of the year.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at Hon Hai's shares which surged after the company posted a strong third quarter profit.

Stephen Andrews, Managing Director of Admiral Markets Australia, says investors should expect more swings in currency markets as the impact from Sandy starts to spill over to the U.S. economy.

Andrew Economos, MD & Head of Sovereign & Institutional Strategy Asia at JP Morgan Asset Management says that as markets pick up, he has become constructive on risk assets.

Vishnu Varathan, Market Economist, Mizuho Corporate Bank says inflation could rise back towards 10% as the monsoon approaches. He discusses the strengths of reforms from India's government.

Andrew Economos, MD & Head of Sovereign & Institutional Strategy Asia, JP Morgan Asset Management discusses the recovery strategies of U.S. corporates and how it might impact the economy.

Simon Cooper, President & MD, Asia Pacific at Marriott International tells CNBC why his firm is taking big strides to boost its standing in Asia.

Frank Holmes, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors thinks the markets could be trading cautiously until the U.S. elections are over. He shares his investment strategy for the current environment.

Warren Gilman, Chairman & CEO, CEF Holdings, thinks gold prices could breach the $1,700/oz level. He believes the $1,600 range is a good entry point to buy in.

Don Luskin, CIO, Trend Macro explains why he thinks the two-day exchange closure is giving equity markets a much-needed breather. He discusses the merits of doing away with physical floor trading.

Frank Holmes, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors discusses his expectations for the U.S. economy in the aftermath of super storm Sandy. He expects the re-building to update a lot of the old infrastructure.