Awaiting A Raft Of Fedspeak

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

• Nikkei 225 up 70.24 points at 29772.32
• ASX 200 up 27.835 points at 6914.1
• Shanghai Comp. down 18.423 points at 3464.544
• JGB 10-Yr future up 1 tick at 151.22, yield down 0.7bp at 0.105%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.0 ticks at 98.270, yield down 2.2bp at 1.76%
• U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-01 at 131-20+, yield up 0.71bp at 1.6631%
• WTI crude up $0.19 at $59.53, Gold down $4.67 at $1738.56
• USD/JPY down unchanged at 109.74
• BIDEN'S TEAM CONTINUE TO STRESS NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
• BIDEN, TOUTING FED INDEPENDENCE, YET TO SPEAK WITH POWELL (BBG)
• U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT BACKS AWAY FROM THE IDEA OF A BEIJING OLYMPICS BOYCOTT (CNBC)