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Australia Locks Down Capital, New Zealand Eyes 2022 Reopening

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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)

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