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 164.46 points at 22781.04

- ASX 200 down 51.525 points at 6001.4

- Shanghai Comp. down 47.276 points at 3314.028

- JGB 10-Yr future up 22 ticks at 152.37, yield down 1.8bp at 0.017%

- Aussie 10-Yr future down 1.5 ticks at 99.10, yield up 1.2bp at 0.884%

- U.S. 10-Yr future +0-01 at 139-12, yield down 0.82bp at 0.622%

- WTI crude down $0.31 at $40.89, Gold up $0.19 at $1810.47

- USD/JPY unch. at 106.94

* U.S. WEIGHS SWEEPING TRAVEL BAN ON CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (NYT)

* TRUMP LEANS AGAINST SANCTIONS ON CHINESE OFFICIALS FOR NOW (BBG)

* TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTION ON RISKS POSED BY TIKTOK LIKELY 'IN WEEKS' (RTRS)

* CHINA Q2 GDP TOPS EXP., JUNE RETAIL SALES LEAVES QUESTIONS RE: THE CONSUMER

* BOE'S BAILEY TELLS MPS HE SEES LOW U.K. RATES FOR LONG TIME (BBG)