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 203.63 points at 23317

- ASX 200 down 54.67 points at 6698.3

- Shanghai Comp. down 7.636 points at 2907.187

- JGB 10-Yr future up 20 ticks at 152.79, yield down 2.1bp at -0.041%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 1 ticks at 98.725, yield down 1.2bp at 1.271%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03+ at 128-13+, yield down 1.22bp at 1.923%

- WTI crude down $0.19 at $56.61, Gold up $3.74 at $1460.08

- USD/JPY up 7 pips at Y109.08

* TRUMP: U.S. TO SUBSTANTIALLY RAISE TARIFFS IF NO CHINA DEAL (BBG)

* TRUMP RENEWS CALL FOR NEGATIVE U.S. INTEREST RATES (RTRS)

* TARIFFS ON CHINA IMPORTS EMERGE AS HURDLE TO TRADE DEAL (WSJ)

* FED'S HARKER: OCTOBER RATE CUT WASN'T NEEDED (DJ)

* FED'S KASHKARI: YIELD CURVE INDICATES FED POLICY NOW ACCOMMODATIVE (BBG)

* RBNZ SURPRISES BY LEAVING OCR ON HOLD, SUGGESTS NO SENSE OF URGENCY TO CUT