Alvin Liew, Senior Economist at UOB, tells CNBC that the BoJ had to pull out all the stops after building up expectations for Thursday's decision so much over the past few weeks.
Simon Grose-Hodge, Head of Investment advisory, LGT Bank says the U.S. fiscal cliff deal removes some uncertainty for the markets and he is keeping overweight position on both U.S. equities and credit in 2013.
A UK parliamentary banking commission says existing reforms to ring-fence Britain's largest lenders don't go far enough to stop bankers from abusing the system. Catherine Boyle has more.
Marco Bardelli, CEO, UBI Capital Singapore says fiscal expansion does not equal to economic growth, there are still many structural issues facing Japan's economy.
As more people in China get wealthier, many are looking for ways to better protect their health and belongings. CNBC's Eunice Yoon takes a look at the state of insurance in China.
Despite global growth continuing to lag, economic downturn is not necessarily the enemy of environmental preservation according to Bernard Fautrier, VP & CEO, The Foundation Prince Albert II of Monaco who says the development of a green economy could boost global growth by creating jobs.
Melissa Kidd, Director from Lombard Street Research says investors shouldn't be too optimistic on the recent rebound in China data because they come from a very low base. The overall picture for China economy and markets is still very bearish.
Tom Albanese, CEO of Rio Tinto discusses the impact of China's recovery on commodity prices as well as the company's latest round of cost-cutting measures.
Jonathan Cavenagh, Senior FX Strategist at Westpac Bank, Australia talks about the direction he sees for major forex crosses such as the dollar-yen, euro-dollar and the Australian dollar, and explains why.
Graham Bibby, CEO & CIO of Richmond Asset Management and Founder, stockmarketnewschannel.com says the spotlight is now on HP's Board of Directors. He also suggests that investing in HP's stock is like catching a falling knife.
Nick Trevethan, Senior Commodities Strategist, ANZ Research and Graham Bibby, CEO & CIO, Richmond Asset Management talk about the factors driving the copper trade, and why China's recovery may cause a rebound in prices by Q2 next year.
Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist at Saxo Bank shares his view about France's downgrade by Moody's. He says talks about debt forgiveness for Greece could also trigger downgrades for other core EU nations.
Kingsley Jones, Founder and CIO of Jevons Global holds about 30% of gold in his portfolio. But he's now looking at diversifying into gold and silver stocks, which he says are relatively cheaper vs the precious metals.
Mitul Kotecha, Head of Global FX Strategy at Credit Agricole & Kingsley Jones, Founder and CIO, Jevons Global talk about France's rating woes, and expectations on the RBA's policy move.
Todd Elmer, Currency Strategist, Citi & Richard Harris, Chief Executive of Port Shelter Investment Management says the yen selloff is overdone and the BoJ can't do much to weaken the yen in the near future.
Richard Harris, Chief Executive, Port Shelter Investment Management says Chinese stock markets have not performed well, due to the lack of policy direction from China's top brass.
Peter Griffin, head of global risk assessment and sovereign fixed income at Global Interest Rates Limited, says a Greece debt deal is unlikely until September 2013.
Broadcast simultaneously from both Asia, with Chloe Cho, and in Europe, Capital Connection helps the global business viewer understand the impact that news in one region is having on financial capitals around the globe. It's the bridge between the Asian markets and a preview to the European and Middle Eastern trading day.