James Audiss, Senior Investment Adviser at Shaw and Partners, tells Nitin Dialdas that US politicians like to push things to the limit where agreeing government funding is concerned. Taking a look at markets and Treasury yields, Alex Wong, Director of Alex KY Wong Asset Management, says things have been quite volatile and he’s keeping a close watch on both the bond market and oil prices right now.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Young Kim, Sustainability Analyst at Moody’s Investor services to discuss what you need to know about green bonds.

Ruchir Desai, Fund Manager at Asia Frontier Capital, says Asian frontier markets have been outperforming as a result of factors including the aggressive US Fed, the stronger US dollar and higher commodity prices. He adds that numerous central banks in frontier markets have already significantly cut interest rates with inflation easing.