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 up 292.52 points at 22875.74

- ASX 200 up 80.317 points at 6021.5

- Shanghai Comp. down 47.407 points at 3367.212

- JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 152.10, yield down 0.7bp at 0.026%

- Aussie 10-Yr future up 2.5 ticks at 99.095, yield down 2.2bp at 0.888%

- U.S. 10-Yr future -0-04 at 139-09+, yield up 0.5bp at 0.628%

- WTI crude up $0.19 at $40.48, Gold down $1.97 at $1807.27

- USD/JPY up 5 pips at Y107.29

* FED'S BRAINARD: U.S. IN LONG SLOWDOWN, SUSTAINED AID NEEDED

* FED'S HARKER: U.S. ECON DOWNTURN IS PAINFUL & 'STUBBORNLY LONG-LASTING' (RTRS)

* TRUMP ENDS HONG KONG'S SPECIAL STATUS WITH U.S. TO PUNISH CHINA (BBG)

* TRUMP SIGNED LAW SLAPPING SANCTIONS ON CHINA FOR HONG KONG INTERFERENCE (CNBC)

* U.S. TECH GROUPS RESIST HONG KONG DATA-SHARING PROPOSAL (FT)

* MODERNA COVID VACCINE TRIAL PRODUCED 'ROBUST' IMMUNE RESPONSE IN ALL PATIENTS