Asia Prepares For Pelosi's Trip To Taiwan

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

• Nikkei 225 down 410.84 points at 27582.51
• ASX 200 down 3.172 points at 6989.80
• Shanghai Comp. down 93.368 points at 3166.59
• JGB 10-Yr future up 15 ticks at 150.62, yield down 1bp at 0.176%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 13.5 ticks at 97.015, yield down 9.7bp at 2.959%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-15 at 121-26+, yield down 2.5bp at 2.548%
• WTI crude down $0.70 at $93.19, Gold up $0.78 at $1772.95
• USD/JPY down 95 pips at Y130.66
• THE WORLD WATCHES TAIWAN, WITH PELOSI EXPECTED TO LAND LATER TODAY
• SEVERAL CHINESE WARPLANES FLY CLOSE TO MEDIAN LINE OF TAIWAN STRAIT (RTRS SOURCE)
• BRITISH MPS PLAN VISIT TO TAIWAN AS TENSION WITH CHINA SIMMERS (GUARDIAN)
• CHINESE LEADERS SAY GDP GOAL IS GUIDANCE, NOT A HARD TARGET (BBG)
• AUSTRALIA HIKES BY HALF-POINT FOR THIRD MONTH TO COOL PRICES (BBG)