A Single COVID Case Ruffles The Feathers Of Kiwi Hawks

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

• Nikkei 225 down 10.17 points at 27513.09
• ASX 200 down 80.853 points at 7501.6
• Shanghai Comp. down 16.918 points at 3500.427
• JGB 10-Yr future up 2 ticks at 152.38, yield down 1.2bp at 0.010%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 1.0 tick at 98.860, yield down 0.6bp at 1.150%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 134-11, yield down 1.5bp at 1.250%
• WTI crude up $0.05 at $67.34, Gold down $0.25 at $1787.21
• USD/JPY up 8 pips at Y109.32
• FED'S ROSENGREN BACKS TAPERING IN THE FALL BUT NO RATE HIKES UNTIL JOB MARKET IMPROVES (CNBC)
• ANALYSTS: CHINA LIKELY TO CUT RRR AGAIN IN Q4 (CSJ)
• RBA PREPARED TO ACT IF VIRUS SPREAD SETS BACK AUSTRALIA RECOVERY (BBG)
• NEW ZEALAND DETECTS FIRST COMMUNITY COVID CASE IN MONTHS
• BIDEN SAYS AFGHANISTAN WAR WAS A LOST CAUSE, VOWS TO CONTINUE AID AND DIPLOMACY (CNBC)