BoJ Remains Last Dove Standing

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

• Nikkei 225 down 164.74 points at 27180.59
• ASX 200 down 59.434 points at 6785.7
• Shanghai Comp. down 28.538 points at 2954.365
• JGB 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 148.73, yield down 1.5bp at 0.241%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 96.235, yield down 9bp at 3.740%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-00+ at 111-22+, yield up 1.11bp at 3.930%
• WTI crude down $0.94 at $88.14, Gold up $0.89 at $1664.19
• USD/JPY down 4 pips at Y146.25
• ECB WASN’T UNANIMOUS ON HOKE, DIDN’T WANT TO SIGNAL FUTURE PACE (BBG)
• BOJ MAINTAINS ULTRALOW RATES, RAISES INFLATION OUTLOOK (Kyodo)
• TSY SEC YELLEN DOESN’T CURRENTLY SEE SIGNS OF RECESSION (WSJ)
• SUNAK EXPLORES TAX RISES AND SPENDING CUTS OF UP TO GBP50BN (FT)
• RUSSIA’S PUTIN RULES OUT USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN UKRAINE (AP)
• MUSK IN CONTROL OF TWITTER, OUSTS TOP EXECUTIVES (AP)