Familiar Headlines Fill The Pre-CPI Void

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

• Nikkei 225 up 17.66 points at 26187.82
• ASX 200 down 4.66 points at 7046.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 49.59 points at 3085.43
• JGB 10-Yr future up 11.0 ticks at 149.3, yield up 0.3bp at 0.2500%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 6.5 ticks at 96.46, yield down 6.5bp at 3.500%
• US 10-Yr future +0-01+ at 118-26+, yield down 0.75bp at 2.983%
• WTI crude up $1.71 at $101.47, Gold up $0.05 at $1838.14
• USD/JPY down 7 pips at Y130.38
• FED OFFICIALS BACK HALF-POINT HIKES, MESTER OPEN TO DOING MORE (BBG)
• GUINDOS SAYS ECB TO NORMALIZE POLICY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER (BBG)
• ECB’S VILLEROY SAYS GOVERNMENTS MUST TACKLE DEBT AS RATES RISE (BBG)
• UKRAINE, RUSSIA GAS CLASH RAISES THREAT TO EUROPE’S SUPPLY (BBG)
• CHINESE INFLATION DATA TOPS EXP.