*** 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 103.82 points at 22945.62

- ASX 200 down 21.88 points at 6666.6

- JGB 10-Yr future up 30 ticks at 154.07, yield down 2.7bp at -0.136%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 0.5 ticks at 98.87, yield down 0.7bp at 1.13%

- U.S. 10-Yr future up 17.1875 ticks at 129.65625, yield up 0.53bp at 1.7768%

- WTI crude down $0.08 at $55, Gold up $0.75 at $1496.59

- USD/JPY down 8 pips at Y108.77

* FOMC CUTS RATES; SIGNALS PAUSE TO MONITOR DATA (MNI)

* FED CHAIR POWELL: NEED TO SEE REAL MOVE UP IN INFL BEFORE RAISING RATES

* BOC STANDS PAT ON RATES, REJECTS INSURANCE CUT (MNI)

* TRUMP-XI TRADE DEAL HITS ANOTHER HURDLE AFTER CHILE CANCELS APEC (BBG)

* WHITE HOUSE: CHINA DEAL TIME FRAME UNCHANGED (BBG)

* CHINA OCT MANUFACTURING PMI 49.3; MEDIAN 49.8; SEP 49.8

* WESTPAC SEE RBNZ ON HOLD IN NOV; EXPECT 25BPS CUT IN FEB