A New Week, But No New Themes

Below gives key levels of markets in the second half of the Asia-Pac session:

• Nikkei 225 up 117.83 points at 26053.45
• ASX 200 up 69.985 points at 6609.90
• Shanghai Comp. up 4.584 points at 3392.221
• JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 148.95, yield down 0.6bp at 0.22%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 9.0 ticks at 96.440, yield down 9.2bp at 3.503%
• US 10-Yr future up 0-04 at 119-12+, cash Tsys are closed
• WTI crude down $0.31 at $108.12, Gold up $0.55 at $1811.98
• USDJPY down 13 pips at 135.08
• ECB’S SCHNABEL: INFLATION PRESSURES INCREASINGLY BROAD-BASED (BBG)
• ECB TO DISCUSS BLOCKING BANKS FROM MULTIBILLION-EURO WINDFALL AS RATES RISE (FT)
• PBOC LIKELY TO GUIDE DOWN LPR IN H2 (SEC DAILY)
• CHINA COVID OUTBREAKS WIDEN AS MASS TESTING TURNS UP MORE CASES (BBG)
• CHINESE DEVELOPER SHIMAO DEFAULTS ON $1 BILLION DOLLAR BOND (BBG)
• RUSSIA MOVES CLOSER TO AIM OF TAKING THE DONBAS