Ben Luk, Senior Multi-Asset Strategist at State Street Global Markets, tells Nitin Dialdas that he expects inflation in the US to trend a little higher as the earning season indicates positive results that are not about all out cost-cutting. Mark Michelson, Chairman of the Asia CEO Forum at IMA Asia, says the US interest rate will go up at least one more time.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Joanne Sy, Financial Social Worker at the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society’s Financial Education Centre, on the importance of educating the wider population of Hong Kong about their finances.

Andrew Collier, Managing Director at Orient Capital Research, says the Chinese leadership will continue its aggressive foreign policy. He adds there are still investment opportunities in China but its a very difficult climate.