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• Bank of Japan Went Beyond Expectations: Expert  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 1:30 AM ET

  

  Seijiro Takeshita, director at Mizuho International, tells CNBC that the Bank of Japan went beyond market expectations with its aggressive easing.

• Yen Won't Hit 100 Against Dollar: Economist  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 1:20 AM ET

  

  Jeremy Cook, chief economist at World First Foreign Exchange, tells CNBC that despite the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary policy easing, the yen won't weaken to 100 against the dollar, unless the bond buying is expanded to foreign debt.

• Mining Sector Underperformance to Continue?   Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

  

  Jonathan Eley, personal finance editor at the Financial Times, tells CNBC that long-term investors should be wary of mining stocks due to recent underperformance and the pressure for companies to cut capital expenditures.

• Stability Returning to Irish Property Market: Expert  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:15 AM ET

  

  Barry Dixon, head of research at Davy Research, , tells CNBC that stability is coming back to the Irish property market with Dublin experiencing some shortage of prime commercial property and the residential market having seemingly bottomed out.

• European Market Opens Lower  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:00 AM ET

  

  European shares opened lower on Wednesday as Italy's political impasse continues to shake markets.

• Vodafone: Deal or No Deal?   Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:50 AM ET

  

  Will Hedden, sales trader at IG, discusses the increase in volumes traded in Vodafone yesterday despite Verizon denying it wants to merge with or buy Vodafone.

• Russian Companies Worth Investing in: Expert  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:30 AM ET

  

  Julian Mayo, CIO of Charlemagne Capital UK, says Russia is looking increasingly attractive due to its growing consumer market, high yielding companies and weak domestic investing base.

• Will Corn Prices Fall Even More?   Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:10 AM ET

  

  Erkut Ozer, CEO of Global Trading Enterprises Ltd, tells CNBC that corn prices have dropped recently due to prospective corn planting being at a record high in the U.S., following last year's price increase linked to bad weather conditions.

• Is it Time for the Fed to Exit?   Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:00 AM ET

  

  George Godber, fund manager at Miton, tells CNBC that the Federal Reserve should start looking for an exit strategy as the US is now recovering.

• Why Peripheral Sovereign Bonds Are a Good Bet  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:45 AM ET

  

  Zachary Latif, managing director, TLG Capital Investments, explains to CNBC why he is short on peripheral banks but long on the sovereign side.

• Can Japan's Central Banker Pull a Draghi?  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:00 AM ET

  

  Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist, BNY Mellon, discusses the Bank of Japan's Governor's pledge to do "whatever it takes" to end deflation and says there's only so much central bankers can do.

• Confidence Is 'Crucial' for Europe to Recover: Expert  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 4:00 AM ET

  

  Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, discusses euro zone data and says that while there is not much the ECB can do, policy makers should send a signal of confidence.

• Why Facebook Will Not Make Its Own Phone  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

  

  Mike Butcher, editor at large at TechCrunch, discusses the possibility of a Facebook phone and believes the social platform is more likely to release an application for Android phones that will turn them into a "Facebook experience".

• Corporate Debt More Interesting Than Bonds: Expert  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 3:15 AM ET

  

  Dan Scott, head of event driven research at Credit Suisse, outlines why he prefers short-term corporate debt and equities that are exposed to the U.S or emerging markets, over government bonds and cash.

• European Market Opens Slightly Higher  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 3:00 AM ET

  

  European shares open slightly higher ahead of key manufacturing data from the euro zone.

• Why the UK Should Create a Business Bank  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 2:30 AM ET

  

  David Kern, chief economist at the British Chamber of Commerce, says the U.K still needs more policies to regulate the economy and boost small business lending and advocates the creation of a business bank.

• Is Chinese Data Reliable?   Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 2:00 AM ET

  

  Roger Nightingale, economist & strategist at RDN Associates, questions whether macro figures out of China are as good as stated and says the U.S. economy is "still a mess".

• UK Needs More Stimulus: Expert  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:45 AM ET

  

  Robert Wood, chief UK economist at Berenberg, explains why he remains downbeat on the U.K. economy and why he believes the Bank of England should create more monetary stimulus.

• Lack of Pick-Up in Euro Zone Is 'Very Serious': Expert  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:00 AM ET

  

  Daniel Harden, senior commercial dealer at Global Reach Partners, tells CNBC that euro zone fundamentals remain the biggest concern heading into the second quarter.

• Mini Plant Celebrates Centenary  Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 4:45 AM ET

  

  Join CNBC's Tom Mackenzie, at the Mini plant in Oxford as it celebrates 100 years of production.