JJ Kinahan, Chief Derivative Strategist at TD Ameritrade & Think-Or-Swim Singapore discusses the latest round of earnings reports out of the U.S.

James Ashley, Senior Economist at RBC Capital Markets says while Germany's economic fundamentals are strong, the external environment is impacting its growth.

Dickie Wong, Executive Director at Kingston Securities discusses the intractable problem of housing supply in Hong Kong.

Jonathan Cavenagh, Senior FX Strategist at Westpac Institutional Bank tells CNBC's Cash Flow why he's expecting a short term pullback in the yen.

Richard Aborn, President, Citizens Crime Commission of New York, discusses America's battle with guns and the need for tighter gun-control measures.

Walter von Kanel, President of Longines says the company has been enjoying "non-stop" growth in sales in China over the past 20 years. He is optimistic on China's appetite for luxury goods.

Isaac Pino, Transportation Analyst, Motley Fool expresses optimism about the outlook for automakers worldwide. He adds that the shift to compacts and subcompacts will be more permanent due to higher oil prices.

Don Luskin, Chief Investment Officer, Trend Macro believes Apple cannot keep growing forever. He says Apple doesn't dare to disrupt its existing product structure to reinvent itself.

Ric Spooner, Chief Market Analyst, CMC Markets sees a potential to buy platinum and sell gold. He also says silver has the potential to outperform gold.

Patrick Bennett, FX Strategist at CIBC says the Australian dollar will do well this year on the back of decent growth in the Australian economy.

Uwe Parpart, MD, Head of Research, Reorient Financial Markets doesn't expect Hong Kong's Chief Executive to be able to do a whole lot as he still has to answer to Beijing, despite the demands of the Hong Kong people.

Herald Van Der Linde, Head of Equity Strategy, Asia-Pacific, HSBC thinks the trend of focusing on low P/E stocks will reverse, with people going deep into the market to devalue these stocks.

Leland Miller, President, CBB International explains how the China Beige Book is compiled. He adds that the economy is on a rebound, albeit unevenly.

Sebastien Galy, Senior Currency Strategist, Societe Generale discusses overnight moves in the euro and the yen. He thinks the dollar has reached a bottom and that the Fed will have to start hiking rates again.

Mark Matthews, Head of Research Asia at Bank Julius Baer says things are turning around in Europe right now with key markets like Germany back up to its peak and listed companies in France looking attractive.

Jesper Bargmann, Head of G11 SPOT FX, Asia Pacific at RBS says he expects the yen to trade between the 88 to 91 range and will buy on dips.

Ben Lichtenstein, President, Tradersaudio.com says markets have been lethargic since the rally after U.S. elections last November. He says an interest rate move by the Fed would be the catalyst to revive trading.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with economic and finance experts to discuss how the Bank of Japan's monetary policy could beat deflation, and what kind of person should take over as Governor. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.

Nicholas Ferres, Investment Director, Global Asset Allocation, Eastspring Investments says he is playing the China recovery story through global mining stocks.

Nicholas Ferres, Investment Director, Global Asset Allocation at Eastspring Investments says the explicit 2% inflation target by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his preference for a weaker yen is contributing their overweight rating on Japan.