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

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

session:

- Nikkei 225 up 291.86 points at 22834.39

- ASX 200 up 51.721 points at 5920

- JGB 10-Yr future down 2 ticks at 150.14, yield up 0.2bp at 0.15%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 tick at 97.28, yield down 0.5bp at 2.707%

- US 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 118.04, yield down 0bp at 3.1633%

- WTI crude up $0.33 at $72.24, Gold up $0.37 at $1225.32

- USD/JPY up 8 pips at 112.32

* BARNIER OPEN TO EXTENDING BREXIT TRANSITION BY ANOTHER YEAR (FT)

* FED'S POWELL SAYS A DISORDERLY BREXIT COULD HARM THE U.S. ECONOMY (AFP)

* TRUMP SAYS FED IS HIS 'BIGGEST THREAT' BECAUSE IT IS RAISING RATES TOO FAST

(CNBC)

* FED'S DALY: INFLATION EFFECTIVELY AT FED'S 2% TARGET

* DEBELLE: HELPFUL FOR OUR ECONOMY IF FED RATE PUSHES A$ LOWER (BBG)