Another Pre-Meeting Test Of The BoJ’s Will

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

• Nikkei 225 down 98.39 points at 26908.57
• ASX 200 down 53.932 points at 6676.8
• Shanghai Comp. up 8.338 points at 3043.388
• JGB 10-Yr future down 34 ticks at 147.55, yield down 0.4bp at 0.251%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 14.5 ticks at 95.78, yield up 14bp at 4.2%
• US 10-Yr future down 0-03+ at 109-08, yield up 2.22bp at 4.2505%
• WTI crude up $0.40 at $84.91, Gold down $6.95 at $1621.07
• USD/JPY up 24 pips at Y150.39
• FED PATH RELIES ON ACTUAL PRICE DECLINES - GOV COOK (MNI)
• UK PREMIER MAY BE DECIDED MONDAY AS TORIES SET CONTEST RULES (BBG)
• UK LIKELY TO DELAY RELEASE OF FISCAL PLAN (THE TIMES)
• US EYES EXPANDING CHINA TECH BAN TO QUANTUM COMPUTING AND AI (BBG)
• PBOC SEEN ALLOWING WEAKER YUAN FIX AFTER CONGRESS, SURVEY SHOWS (BBG)
• GERMANY CONCEDES MOVE TO CAP GAS PRICES AS EU WRESTLES WITH ENERGY CRISIS (FT)