Today on Market Watch, we speak to Tim Mulholland, the Managing Partner of China-America Capital and Associate of Sweet Futures in Chicago. He discusses his thoughts on:

-- The deadlock in summit talks, which yet again failed to come up with concrete decisions on how to tackle the crisis. French President Francois Hollande is pushing for the creation of Eurobonds but Germany says it will oppose such a scheme until there is more budget discipline across Europe. 

-- EU leaders at the summit have also stressed their desire to see Greece remain in the eurozone, but have also emphasized that the country's next government must abide by the terms of its latest bailout package. But if come June 17th and the Greeks vote against the budget cuts and reforms, could Greece be pushed out from the Eurozone.

-- If there is contagion risk to weaker countries in the Eurozone, like Spain and Portugal

-- And with the slow pace of summit after summit, is time running out to save the 17-member monetary union. And what timeframe are we likely to expect a 'Grexit'.

-- Over in China, the HSBC flash PMI has fallen further in May, confirming that the slowdown in China has intensified. China has called for economic growth to be prioritised, so what kind of stimulative policies should we expect

-- Sluggish conditions continue throughout 1H12 and how will a cooling Chinese economy affect Southeast Asian countries.

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Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst and Commentator at Options Express in Sydney, discusses:

Germany - 4.6 billion euros - two-year bonds - zero percent coupon - yielding just 0.07 percent - making sense - giving German free money;
- Markets - hostage - EU summit;
- Expectations - developments - measures growth - austerity pledge;
- Euro bond - addressing Europe’s problems;
- Germany's objections to the common euro bond - views;

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New models are expected to boost auto sales in May. Still, top line growth seems muted. Alexander Chia, analyst at RHB Research discusses this and more:

- costs of steel, plastics and energy in the short term

- forecasts for forex trends, especially for the yen

- low expectations of NAP revisions

- why UMW is his top pick for the auto sector

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Peter Esho, Chief Market Analyst at City Index in Sydney discusses:

-- if Greece is going down the path of an exit from the monetary union

-- if there's a possibility of a return to the Drachma

-- What the implications of this will be for the rest of the monetary union

-- if Asia is somewhat insulated from all the drama

-- And just how much China's promise to bolster economic growth will this influence global equity and commodity markets, given the focus on the Eurozone's troubles -- or is it just lip service from China?

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Boustead Holdings is privatising cement and construction product maker UAC for RM4.30 per share (cash offer RM3.30 per share and RM1 dividend). Should minority shareholders accept? TA Research analyst Foo Chuan Loong discusses this, the timing and price of the offer. He also talks about synergy for Boustead and how earnings accretive this move is. 

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Benny Lee, Chief Market Strategist at Jupiter Securities sees KLCI at 1,520-1,560 this week. Holding cash still preferable though all major currencies in Asia ex Japan have depreciated sharply against a strong USD in recent weeks. Despite the dreary market outlook, he tells us why he's taking a closer look at Air Asia and SapuraKencana Petroleum. 

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Dodge O. Dorland, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Landor & Fuest Capital Managers, discusses:

- World leaders backing Greece’s continued presence in the euro zone - whether expect short-term bounce;
- Whether advocates selling into this bounce;
- Iranian Economy Minister Shamseddin Hosseini - oil prices might go as high as $160 per barrel if European Union proceeds with July 1 embargo - views;
- Existing home sales Tuesday - Thursday’s durable goods and weekly jobless claims - German and euro zone PMI Thursday - HSBC flash manufacturing PMI for China - views - outlook.

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Mikio Kumada, Singapore-based Global Strategist at LGT Capital Management, discusses:

- Moody's downgrade - 16 Spanich banks;
- ECB's 'Chicken' Game with European nations;
- Weak US manufacturing data - US QE3 possibilities - comparative vis-a-vis overall data picture - interpretation
- Selloff - emerging market currencies - India’s rupee, Indonesia’s rupiah, and South Korea won;
- ‘Safe’ currencies - Yen - Swiss Franc - dollar

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Ben LeBrun, market commentator at Options Express in Sydney discusses;

- Greek exit concerns - rout - Asia and global stocks - outlook;
- US Fed comments - fear - bank ‘run’ - whether new easing mode;
- Views of upcoming US data - housing starts - building permits - and major retailers (Target, Staples and Abercrombie and Fitch);

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SapuraKencana Petroleum (SKP) made its debut on Bursa Malaysia this morning. It's the second largest non-Petronas service provider, and 26th largest stock by full market cap. SKP covers 90% of the oilfield services value chain. 

However, there are concerns about demand destruction considering Greek woes, slowing China and fragile US economy. OSK Research analyst Jason Yap tells us why SKP is his top pick for the sector at RM2.88, alongside Dialog Group.

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