The Baltic Dry Index is on a tear this year, up nearly 300 percent. Doug Mavrinac, head of maritime research at Jefferies, tells CNBC what this says about the big picture.
A double dip recession in the U.S. is unlikely according to both Lewis South, chief economist at Macquarie Funds Management Group and Peter McGuire, managing director at CWA Global Markets. They speaks to CNBC's Sri Jegarajah and Karen Tso about the U.S. economy.
The Aussie dollar will head up to parity in the next year, says Gavin Long, trader at BBY, speaking to Peter McGuire, managing director at CWA Global Markets and CNBC's Karen Tso.