*** 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 119.82 points at 20553.88

- ASX 200 down 45.559 points at 6501.9

- JGB 10-Yr future up 9 ticks at 155.01, yield down 1.6bp at -0.248%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.0 ticks at 99.085, yield down 2.9bp at 0.913%

- U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-01 tick at 130-22, yield up 0.5bp at 1.5622%

- WTI crude up $0.10 at $56.22, Gold down $0.94 at $1506.15

- USD/JPY up 14 pips at Y106.38

* POMPEO THINKS THE CHINA TRADE WAR COULD END BY 2020 ELECTION (CNBC)

* FED'S DALY: CUT WAS TO FIGHT HEADWINDS, NOT STOP IMMINENT RECESSION (RTRS)

* ITALY'S PRESIDENT ACCEPTS CONTE'S RESIGNATION, CALLS FOR CONSULTATIONS (RTRS)

* JAPAN REPORT: NORTH KOREA ALREADY MADE NUCLEAR WARHEADS (YOMIURI)

* RBNZ'S HAWKESBY: MONETARY POLICY STILL EFFECTIVE (BBG)