Australia Locks Down Capital, New Zealand Eyes 2022 Reopening

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

• Nikkei 225 down 13.69 points at 28056.82
• ASX 200 down 4.002 points at 7580.3
• Shanghai Comp. down 4.347 points at 3528.274
• JGB 10-Yr future up 15 ticks at 152.19, yield down 1bp at 0.026%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 98.815, yield down 3bp at 1.192%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-03 at 133-21+, yield up 1.52bp at 1.346%
• WTI crude up $0.06 at $69.3, Gold up $0.34 at $1752.04
• USD/JPY down 6 pips at Y110.37
• FED'S GEORGE: TIME HAS COME TO DIAL BACK FED MONETARY STIMULUS (BBG)
• FED'S DALY: TAPERING OF ASSETS PURCHASES COULD START AS SOON AS THIS YEAR (FT)
• HOUSE DEM MODERATES LAY OUT BATTLE LINES AS PELOSI STANDS FIRM (Politico)
• YELLEN WEIGHS VISIT TO CHINA, HER FIRST AS TREASURY SECRETARY (BBG)
• ACT ENTERS SNAP SEVEN-DAY LOCKDOWN, NEW ZEALAND LOOKS TO REOPEN BORDER IN 2022
• U.S. CALLS ON OPEC AND ITS ALLIES TO PUMP MORE OIL (RTRS)