Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst @ Options Express in Sydney, discusses the following questions:

- Last year described as “probably the sexiest destination in the emerging markets”… Indonesia is fast losing favour with investors, as the JCI has slumped 22% from its highs
Is it time for investors for be brave and buy into Indonesia?

- Marc Faber is advising investors to rotate out of gold, which is up 20% from its 2013 bottom, and into Treasuries, which are presently unloved…
Do you agree with this trade? Where else should investors be investing their gold profits?

- Australia’s 2Q GDP came in marginally ahead of expectations at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% - but still below the levels needed to stop unemployment rising;
With EMs, including China still slowing… are things only going to get worse for the Aussie economy?

- And what are the signs looking like, for more growth to come from non-mining sources?

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Robert Pavlik, Chief Market Strategist at New York-based Banyan Partners, discusses:

- Re Fed succession: analysts reckon that if Larry Summers replaces Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman in January, any scaling back in the central bank's asset-purchase program would be ramped up by the hawkish Summers.

- And it would deal a further blow to battered emerging markets.

- What's your view on this?

- The markets -- naturally -- prefer policy continuity -- namely a Yellen appointment. 

- What’s your view?
- Who is your pick?

- And of potential US military strike into Syria: 

Why does US President Obama seem so gung-ho on enforcing his own warning last year that President Basher Assad would face “enormous consequences” were he to cross the red line by using chemical weapons?
Is he not effectively asking Congress for permission to enforce his own threat?

- Does this strike you as an incredulous move, given Assad's assertions in turn that that any military strike against his country would spark an “uncontrollable regional war” and spread "chaos and extremism"

- How highly would you rate the negative repercussions on equity markets and indeed oil prices if these tensions further escalate?

- US new home sales declined by 13.4% MoM to an annualised 394,000 units in July - the lowest level in nine months.
Wells Fargo, America’s biggest mortgage lender, said that it is cutting some 2,300 mortgage-related jobs across the country.
Are rising interest rates causing a significant slowdown in the all-important US housing market?

- Given housing is considered by many to be the strongest sector of the US economy at present,
does the slowing momentum bring into question the Fed’s plans to start tapering later this month, let alone raising interest rates this year or next?

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Santitarn Sathirathai, Economist at Credit Suisse, Singapore talks about the recent fuel price hike in Malaysia:

- RON 95 and diesel prices were raised, but the government is also expected to announce an increase in cash payouts i.e. BR1M during Budget 2014. So how effective would this price hike be  towards narrowing the fiscal deficit?

- this move could add to headline inflation, as the increase in transport costs could affect food prices- still looks manageable?

- more hikes ahead?

- PM announced staggering investment projects to better manage the current account profile as well. How effective are these moves towards reducing ratings pressures and supporting credit spreads?

- how positive is this move for the ringgit?

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Ong Chee Ting, analyst at Maybank Investment Bank talks about:

- how Q2 results for plantations stack up, considering how low expectations have been for plantations of late

- how to reduce tree stress

- how those concentrated on downstream operations performed

- outlook for commodities, CPO, considering QE taper terror, and funds flowing out of EM

- Maybank IB Research upgraded Genting Plantations to a buy at RM10.10, after the corporate exercise was announced - shareholders can opt for a 33 sen special dividend or 1-for-5 free warrants. Which should shareholders go for?

BFM's Khoo Hsien Chun speaks with him. 

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Lee Choong Kit,  Senior Dealer, Phillip Futures Singapore talks about gold:

- QE taper terror and possible air strike in Syria

- base case scenario for gold

- to consider silver or palladium instead

- best way to profit from gold

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Peter Miller, CEO of Tune Insurance Holdings Bhd discusses his outlook for 2H2013, including:

- airline tie-ups

- new markets

- where most of the growth is coming from

- strategy for transforming non-life unit

- when acquisition of stake in PT Batavia Mitratama in Indonesia will be completed

- potential M&A opportunities

- plan to reduce claims ratio

- dividend payout for 2013, 2014

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Jerry Lee, analyst at RHB Research discussed Media Prima's and Media Chinese International's quarterly results which were released yesterday. He also touches on the challenges facing the sector and his sector top pick. 

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Jacqueline Ko, analyst at Maybank Kim Eng, Hong Kong talks about why her top picks for the consumer sector are baby products maker Goodbaby International and sanitary ware maker Bolina.

BFM's Khoo Hsien Chun speaks with her. 

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On International Market Watch Kingsley Jones, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Jevons Global in Sydney discusses:

- how best to play the fears of a US invasion of Syria

- time to run or invest in ASEAN stocks

- any hopes for Billabong

- watching the US mortgage market

- tapering a case of Hotel California for the Fed?

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Lee Cheng Hooi, Head of Retail Research at Maybank Investment Bank talks about how low the KLCI could go, as well as three technical sells: Old Town, Cypark Resources and Sumatec Resources. 

BFM's Khoo Hsien Chun speaks with him. 

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