Discussing the markets, the dollar, the economy and more with Dennis Gartman, founder of The Gartman Letter; Andrew Ross Sorkin, of the NY Times; and the CNBC news team.

US President Barack Obama visited Japan Friday to meet with the country's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Robert Howe from Geomatrix and Max King from Investec Asset Management discuss the Obama's visit and issues within the currency market.

The top headlines this hour, with CNBC's Emily Chan.

Despite the sharp appreciation of the won, the South Korean economy continues to do well, notes its trade minister, Kim Jong Hoon. He offers his outlook on the country's trade growth, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

Although Robert Rennie, currency strategist at Westpac Bank, does not see too much movement in the New Zealand dollar into 2009, he expects the currency to strengthen next year. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong why.

New Zealand was one of the first economies to enter into a recession because of a bubble in its property sector. Its Prime Minister, John Key, tells CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah what is being done to prevent another bubble from forming.