Below gives key levels of markets in the...>

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

session:

- Nikkei 225 down 323.61 points at 22252.01

- ASX 200 down 54.862 points at 5716.4

- Shanghai Comp. up 1.163 points at 2655.961

- JGB 10-Yr future up 10 ticks at 151.37, yield down 1.1bp at 0.075%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 97.46, yield down 7.7bp at 2.537%

- US 10-Yr future up 11+ ticks at 119.30, yield down 3.08bp at 2.9389%

- WTI crude up $0.57 at $53.52, Gold up $5.48 at $1236.15

- USD/JPY down 40 pips at 113.25

* FED'S POWELL SEES LONG-TERM CHALLENGES IN OTHERWISE STRONG ECONOMY (BBG)

* FED'S POWELL: WAGE GAINS, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SUPPORT ROBUST SPENDING (BBG)

* FED'S KAPLAN: IN MORE CHALLENGING PERIOD IN EFFORTS TO NORMALISE MONPOL (RTRS)

* RBA LEAVES CASH RATE UNCHANGED at 1.50%

* CHINA'S YUAN UNLIKELY TO WEAKEN BEYOND 7 THIS YEAR (SEC JOURNAL)

* CHINA MULLS POSSIBILITIES OF LOWERING U.S. AUTO TARIFF (DAILY)