BoJ Whispers Dominate Pre-NFP Asia Trade

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

• Nikkei 225 down 510.62 points at 27718.09
• ASX 200 down 52.918 points at 7301.5
• Shanghai Comp. down 8.855 points at 3157.728
• JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 148.93, yield up 0.2bp at 0.255%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 9.0 ticks at 96.610, yield down 9.2bp at 3.389%
• U.S. 10-Yr future down -0-04+ at 114-15, yield up 3.64bp at 3.5431%
• WTI crude down $0.05 at $81.17, Gold down $5.96 at $1797.05
• USD/JPY down 25 pips at Y135.09
• FED'S BARR SEES ROOM TO SLOW PACE OF RATE HIKES (BBG)
• FED'S WILLIAMS WARNS OF A 'WAYS TO GO' BEFORE INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH ENOUGH (FOX)
• GOOLSBEE NAMED CHICAGO FED CHIEF, JUMPS ONTO FOMC (MNI)
• ECB’S LAGARDE SEES NEED TO ENSURE INFLATION RETURNS TO GOAL (BBG)
• ECB’S LANE SAYS RISING INCOMES WILL HELP EUROPE’S ECONOMY GROW (BBG)
• PBOC’S YI: CHINA'S GROWTH "SLOWER THAN EXPECTED" (MNI)
• BOJ POLICYMAKER CALLS FOR REVIEW OF ULTRA-EASY POLICY FRAMEWORK (ASAHI)
• G7 COALITION SAYS 'VERY, VERY CLOSE' TO DEAL ON RUSSIAN OIL PRICE CAP (RTRS)