Asia Business Day The Call

Richard Hilgert, Equity Analyst, Morningstar, talks about the recovery in U.S. auto industry. He explains what's driving the revival.

Luc Frieden, Finance Minister of Luxembourg describes the debate over whether national countries should be part of the European Stability Mechanism's (ESM) rescue operation.

Ronald Arculli, former chairman of HKEx discusses the implications of China's QDII 2 - a program to allow individual investors more leeway to put money in international markets.

Ronald Man, Asia-Pacific Economist, HSBC explains how Korea's recovery will be export-led thanks to China's trade data, which will lift Korean employment and household income.

Shen Minggao, Head of China Research and Greater China Chief Economist, Citi says China's economic growth may decelerate from H2 of 2013 in the absence of an aggressive policy stimulus.

Christopher Ferrarone, Global Equity Strategist, UBS and Thomas Byrne, Moody's Investors Service, explain why Abe's stimulus package won't be enough for sustainable GDP growth.

Christine Greybe, President, DHR International explains why the demand for leadership talent is strong in Asia, especially China.

Meyer Shields, Insurance Sector Analyst, Stifel Nicolaus says given the level of antagonism the lawsuit would have generated, AIG made the right call to sit on the sidelines.

Norman Chan, Head of Investment, Calibre Asset Management, explains why Chinese trade figures are becoming less important.

Andrew Tonner, Technology and Media Financial Editor, The Motley Fool explains why the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is losing its appeal among big technology companies.

David Lennox, Resources Analyst, Fat Prophets explains why he is optimistic on base metals and gold in 2013. He further discusses his expectations in China's commodity space.

Joseph Cheng, Professor, City University of Hong Kong, says the new Chinese leaders are concerned about their image regarding censorship. He also explains why the leaders need time to consolidate their power base.

Jesse Lentchner, CEO, Asia Pacific, BTIG, describes the many ways the Japanese government could weaken its currency, including moving on-shore savings off-shore.

Janet Lewis, Head of Industrials Research, Asia at Macquarie says luxury cars and SUVs are expected to outperform the overall auto market growth. She further discusses her top picks in this sector.

Matt Rubin, CIO, Neuberger Berman Trust says that some U.S. earnings this season will surprise to the upside, with corporate balance sheets looking good.

Peter Churchouse, Author and Publisher, Asia Hard Assets Report explains how an improving housing market will lead to higher domestic consumption in China.

Jackson Wong, Analyst and Vice President at Tanrich Securities explains why he likes China property stocks, especially ones with a presence in second tier cities.