"We are seeing a fairly evenly balanced demand situation throughout the world," Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choon Seng told CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. "America continues to be a very important market even though it is undergoing some correction at the moment, the same goes for Europe." China and India are the places with the strongest growth, he added.

There is a clear basis for a strategic partnership between the US and India, even though America's relations with China will likely take presedence, PK Basu from Daiwa Securities told CNBC Tuesday.

As the holiday season approaches, food is on everyone's mind. Soaring demand from China and India, along with other factors like natural disasters, biofuels and population growth, have boosted food prices. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick finds out whether soft commodities can whet an investor's appetite.