*** Below gives key levels of markets at...>

SNAPSHOT: *** Below gives key levels of markets at the start of the Asia-Pac

session: 

- Nikkei 225 down 191.9 points at 23783.72 

- ASX 200 down 50.685 points at 6185.486 

- JGB 10-Yr future down 9 ticks at 150, JGB 10-Yr yield down 0.4bp at 0.155% 

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 5.5 ticks at 97.23, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 5bp at

2.714% 

- US 10-Yr future down 06 ticks at 117-15+, US 10-Yr yield down 0bp at 3.2328% 

- WTI crude down $0.43 at $74.34, Gold up $0.42 at $1203.63 

- USDJPY up 6 pips at 113.72

*TRUMP: LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING CHAIRMAN KIM IN NEAR FUTURE

*KUDLOW SAYS STRONG U.S. ECONOMY TO GO ON FOR `A WHILE'

*PBOC CUT RRR BY 1PP BUT SEES NO IMPACT ON YUAN

*JUDGE KAVANAUGH ONFIRMED AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

*N. KOREA KIM OFFERS SCRAPPING ICBMS IN RETURN FOR WAR END:DONGA

*BULLARD: DON'T NEED TO GET A LOT HIGHER WITH POLICY RATE