CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at shares of Apple in the aftermath of Samsung's decision to drop an injunction to impose a sales ban on some Apple products in Europe.

Nizam Idris, MD, head of Strategy, Fixed Income & Currencies at Macquarie speculates about the impact of BoJ easing on the yen.

Yonghao Pu, Regional CIO, APAC, UBS Wealth Management says that U.S. lawmakers could reach a deal on the fiscal cliff by Christmas or sometime in January.

Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist for Australia and New Zealand, HSBC says that the Australian dollar will continue to stay high as the country's economic fundamentals are strong.

Jeffrey Christian, Founder & Managing Director, CPM Group says that as global demand for cars continue to rise, platinum and palladium are good long term plays, given their industrial use.

Victor Cha, Senior Adviser & Korea Chair, CSIS says the South Korean presidential elections has been about trying to address what some see as a social malaise - unequal growth in the economy.

Greg Gibbs, Senior Currency Strategist, RBS says the rate at which the BOJ is expanding its balance sheet is on par with the Fed's plan for next year. He says USD/JPY is clearly on an upward trend and could hit 90 very quickly.

Kerry Brown, Executive Director, China Studies Center, University of Sydney discusses China's new foreign policy approach to the U.S. as Wang Qishan visits Washington.

Jack Bouroudjian, CEO, Bull and Bear Partners says that we are now looking at a undervalued stock market where money is flowing from fixed income into equities.

The yen inched higher after BoJ governor Shirakawa said he met Shinzo Abe at his LDP headquarters - but declined to mention if both had spoken about monetary policy with the country's incoming Prime Minister. The Nikkei's Sachiko Kishida reports.

Mao Yushi, Independent Economist says economic development in Eastern China has pushed up business costs, resulting in companies being driven inland towards Western China.

Johanna Chua, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Citi discusses the common factor in campaign platform of each presidential candidates: income redistribution.

The Shanghai Composite has gone through a tough period, being the only market in the North Asian region that's down for the year. CNBC's Eunice Yoon finds out what's holding back mainland investors.

Stephen Wood, Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies Fund at UBS Global Asset Management tells us which stocks he likes for 2013.

Viral Bhuta, Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, UTI International Singapore says it's unlikely the RBI will cut rates at this meeting. He thinks the central bank will reduce rates by 50 basis points in Q1 2013.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at Cosco Corp, which won a contract worth US$370 million from a European customer to build a vessel.

The Shanghai Composite has gone through a tough period, being the only market in the North Asian region that's down for the year. CNBC's Eunice Yoon finds out what's holding back mainland investors.

Herald Van Der Linde, Head of Equity Strategy, Asia-Pacific, HSBC says given that we are in the early stages of the global recovery, investors should pay attention to stocks with low multiples.

Robert Rennie, Global Head of FX Strategy at Westpac Bank advises investors not to place heavy easing expectations on the Bank of Japan. He says the right way to play yen crosses is to wait until there is greater confirmation of easing measures.

Frank Lavin, Former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore discusses potential impacts of Vice-Premier Wang Qishan's visit for both China and the U.S. He says Wang Qishan needs to establish a new line of communication on financial and economic issues.