The top headlines this hour, with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah.

Justin O'Brien, senior advisor at Citi, discusses the implications of Sinosteel's hostile takeover offer for Midwest, with CNBC's Oriel Morrison.

Nicole Elliott from Mizuho Corporate Bank takes a technical look at the yield of Japanese government bonds and the yen versus the dollar.

Government stimulus in Asia has been far more effective than it has been in the West, says Jaspal Bindra, CEO (Asia), Standard Chartered, speaking to Managing Asia's Christine Tan.

Dante Peters from Magus Financial Management and Jason Witcombe from Evolve Financial Planning joined CNBC to give their advice to investors.

Colin Whitehead, analyst at Fat Prophets, advises against buying Australian banks. He tells Lewis South, chief economist at Macquarie Funds Management and CNBC's Karen Tso that now is not the right time.

Pension deficits for FTSE-100 companies have doubled in 2009, according to advisory group Towers Perrin. "Pension funds have benefited from rising asset markets but unfortunately their liabilities have grown faster," Peter Routledge from Towers Perrin said Tuesday.

US stocks will likely finish the year higher than they are now, but there could be a lot of volatility, Malcolm Polley from Stewart Capital Advisors told CNBC Tuesday.