China's A-Shares is likely to extend yesterday's gains due to the government's buying and the economic stimulus package, believes Francis Lun, GM of Fulbright Securities. CNBC's Chloe Cho finds out more.

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

Stock markets are well placed to have a slight upturn in the next three to four months, Juerg Zingg from Q Investments told CNBC Wednesday.

Bruce Buchanan, CEO of Jetstar Airways, discusses the opportunities airlines are looking for in the downturn.

After the ECB's rate cut, eyes turn to the statement by the central bank's president for an indication of future rate cuts. Marc Ostwald from Monument Securities, and Stuart Robertson from Aviva Investors preview the ECB press conference and discuss what can be done to help the European economy.

Babcock & Brown's new funding deal is good news for the market, says David Halliday, associate director at Macquarie Private Wealth. He tells CNBC's Karen Tso & Sri Jegarajah why this may cause a rally in the Aussie banking sector.

UK consumers are not confident and the Bank of England needs to cut rates sharply to improve the situation, Peter Aldis, CEO of Holland & Barrett Group, told CNBC Thursday.

Futures failed to find direction Thursday, despite Wall Street's rally the previous day. Charles Lemonides from ValueWorks considers whether the rally was solely based on the upbeat mortgage application results and previews the November retail sales data for the US.