ECB Strategy Review Decisions To Be Released Today

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

• Nikkei 225 down 172.9 points at 28192.15
• ASX 200 up 10.95 points at 7337.4
• Shanghai Comp. down 20.083 points at 3533.633
• JGB 10-Yr future up 10 ticks at 152.30, yield up 0.1bp at 0.035%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 4.5 ticks at 98.650, yield down 4.3bp at 1.347%
• U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 133-17+, yield down 0.17bp at 1.315%
• WTI crude down $0.15 at $72.04, Gold down $6.36 at $1797.26
• USD/JPY down 12 pips at Y110.54
• FED'S BOSTIC SAYS TIME TO TAPER IS GROWING NEARER, BUT WON'T PUT DATE ON IT (DOW JONES)
• BIDEN EYES IMPRINT ON FED BOARD AS DECISION ON POWELL APPROACHES (BBG)
• ECB TO PUBLISH STRATEGY REVIEW CORE DECISIONS LATER TODAY
• ECB SAID TO AGREE NEW INFLATION GOAL OF 2%, ALLOW OVERSHOOT (BBG)
• RBA'S LOWE SAYS JOBLESS RATE 'IN LOW 4S' IS FULL EMPLOYMENT (BBG)
• ANALYST SAYS CHINA MAY CUT TARGETED RRR IN SEPTEMBER TO AID ECONOMY (CSJ)