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The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.75% due to uncertainty surrounding the Middle East conflict. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn has more.

For decades, Japan's corporate identity was seen by many to be characterized by lifetime employment, keiretsu networks, and cautious capital allocation. Now, inflation, market reform, and investor pressure are forcing change. Leaders at Sony, Panasonic Automotive, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange are rethinking the way they do business.. But as Mireya Solís and Apollo's Eiji Ueda explain, transforming balance sheets may be easier than transforming culture.

Skylar Montgomery Koning, Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards break down today's key themes for analysis and investors on "The Opening Trade."