BBDXY All-Time High As White House Plays Down Prospect Of New Plaza Accord

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

• Nikkei 225 down 559.05 points at 26012.82
• ASX 200 down 51.962 points at 6444.2
• Shanghai Comp. down 42.322 points at 3051.54
• JGB 10-Yr future up 6 ticks at 147.86, yield up 0.3bp at 0.256%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 7.5 ticks at 95.860, yield up 7.5bp at 4.099%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02+ at 110-26, yield up 3.09bp at 3.976%
• WTI crude down $1.03 at $77.47, Gold down $5.12 at $1623.77
• USD/JPY down 12 pips at Y144.68
• WHITE HOUSE’S DEESE DOESN’T EXPECT ANOTHER PLAZA ACCORD COMING (BBG)
• WHITE HOUSE MULLING POTENTIAL YELLEN DEPARTURE AFTER MIDTERMS (AXIOS)
• DALY SAYS THE FED DOES NOT WANT TO TIP U.S. ECONOMY INTO DOWNTURN (RTRS)
• IMF SAYS UK FISCAL MEASURES WILL 'LIKELY INCREASE INEQUALITY,' URGES RETHINK (RTRS)
• MOODY'S WARNS UK UNFUNDED TAX CUTS ARE 'CREDIT NEGATIVE' (RTRS)
• YELLEN SAYS MARKETS FUNCTIONING WELL, CONDITIONS NOT DISORDERLY (BBG)