Jesper Koll, MD & Head of Japanese Equity Research at JPMorgan Securities Japan discusses the likelihood of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda getting a consensus decision to aggressively ease policy at Thursday's meeting.
Boris Schlossberg, Managing Director at BK Asset Management, explains why the Japanese currency has been rising in recent sessions ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy review.
As the new BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda chairs his first meeting, the Nikkei Index gained nearly 3% with the market pricing in expectations underpinned by continued hopes of aggressive monetary easing. The Nikkei's Nozomu Kitadai reports.
Japan's central bank will hold its first 2-day policy board meeting under the new leadership tomorrow, and new chief Haruhiko Kuroda has reaffirmed all options are still on the table to meet the 2% inflation target. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.
Tom Rogers, Senior Economic Adviser to the Ernst & Young says the overall funding environment for Europe's banks should recover in the second half of 2013 and will support the region's recovery.
Joseph Cheng, Chair Professor at City University of Hong Kong says Kim Jong-Un's regime probably thinks the best way to strengthen North Korea's security is to complete the nuclear weapons program, noting it would provide a valuable bargaining chip for diplomatic recognition.
CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar looks at shares of Bumi Resources in the daily 'Stock in 60' segment, which reported $666 million in net profit losses in its full-year earnings report.
John Noonan, Senior FX Analyst at Thomson Reuters says the markets are expecting aggressive easing from the BoJ but there might be some disappointment.
Uwe Parpart, Managing Director, Head of Research at Reorient Financial Markets says North Korea restarting the uranium enrichment plant could lead to collaboration with Iran.
Dane Chamorro, Director, Asia Pacific at Control Risks discusses the probability of the situation in North Korea remaining a war of words or escalating into a full-blown conflict.
Nick Maroutsos, Founder & Managing Director at Kapstream Capital explains why currency hedging rather than government bond yields are the best way to profit from Japan's central bank meeting.
Raghavan Seetharaman, President & CEO of Doha Bank, talks about the company's recently-opened Sydney office - the first for a bank from the Gulf region.
CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar looks at shares of Nikon in the daily 'Stock in 60' segment, which tanked nearly 4.8 percent on news that its final year operating profits is likely to miss forecasts.
India's Finance Minister P. Chidambaram tells CNBC why the case for foreign investment in India is a solid one, despite economic headwinds and a depreciating rupee.
JJ Kinahan, Chief Derivative Strategist at Think or Swim Singapore, a unit of TD Ameritrade tells CNBC's Cash Flow which U.S. stocks he likes at the moment.
Rob Ryan, Director, Market Strategy, APAC at RBS says the BoJ story for the FX market is finished because aggressive action has already been priced in.
Michael McCarthy, Chief Market Strategist at CMC Markets says slowing growth and rising inflation in India makes it the biggest risk in Asia. He expects an extreme cooling of growth in the country.
Mebane Faber, CIO at Cambria Investment Management explains why he is not looking for a steep correction in the U.S. markets. He further says that he is fairly underweight on Asia.
Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for Australia and New Zealand at HSBC, says that monetary policy in Australia is hitting the bull's eye in terms of the government's desired targets. He also describes why China's growth story is showing no signs of losing steam as he expects growth to touch north of 8%.
Damien Conover, Healthcare Strategist at Morningstar says that India remains a crucial emerging market for global pharmaceutical companies, despite the negative ruling on Novartis' patent case.
Chi Lo, Senior Strategist, Greater China at BNP Paribas Investment Partners is optimistic on Chinese A-shares for 2013 but warns that investors may have their hopes up for new economic reforms.