"I think that recovery is coming back," Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC Thursday when discussing the outlook for the US economy. "Even so, the crisis is not over," he added.

The US is likely to have to borrow substantially less than initially anticipated as banks are repaying the government funds they received during the crisis with interest and significant repayments are ahead, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNBC Thursday.

The growth potential of China is "real," but that doesn't mean there won't be bumps in the road, Amy Falls from Phillips Academy told CNBC Wednesday. Falls shares her investment strategy and looks ahead to the US trading day.

“China is very important because it’s the fastest-growing country in the world in terms of oil demand,” Neil Atkinson from KBC Financial Services told CNBC Wednesday. Commodities are also “getting a kick… from the weakness of the dollar,” he said, adding that “they are a safe haven for people fleeing the dollar.”

“There is a danger that (asset bubbles) is the way we are going,” Derek Halpenny from Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ told CNBC Wednesday. Inflation expectations continue to rise due to a weak dollar and rising asset, gold and commodity prices, he said, adding that this rise is “going to signal concerns.”

“Everything is going to move forward again, the problem is when,” Jean-Claude Baumgarten, president of the World Travel & Tourism Council, told CNBC. There are “definitely signs of hope and recovery,” but unemployment is still low, and “we are looking very carefully at the jobless rates because that will trigger a new optimism,” he said.

Core machinery orders in Japan jumped higher than expected in September compared to the previous month. Naomi Fink from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi told CNBC that one strong month isn't enough to signal a recovery in capital spending.

Tokyo stocks ended flat Wednesday with the Nikkei 225 ending up just 0.01%. Nozomu Kitadai from The Nikkei has the details.

The UK unemployment situation "is clearly deteriorating much less slowly than it was and that indicates that the downturn is perhaps over," Trevor Williams from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets told CNBC Wednesday.

“Our clients really have been adding to their positions since the beginning of this year,” Edith Thouin from ABN Amro Private Banking told CNBC Wednesday. At the moment, there is “a focus of large-cap equities because they are the main beneficiaries of what’s happening now,” she said. Manpreet Gill from Barclays Wealth joined the discussion.

"There are green shoots in the economy, but we need some water," Joe Clark, founder & CIO of Financial Enhancement Group, told CNBC when considering the outlook for the US economy and stock market Tuesday.

Stock investors should "be ready to move quick," as the outlook remains uncertain, Joe Clark, founder & CIO of Financial Enhancement Group, told CNBC Tuesday. "You have to err on the side of caution right now," he said.