Familiar Matters Dominate Overnight News Flow

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

• Nikkei 225 down 370.82 points at 27745.93
• ASX 200 down 95.226 points at 7246.2
• Shanghai Comp. down 24.344 points at 3501.16
• JGB 10-Yr future down 20 ticks at 152.14, yield up 1bp at 0.036%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 3,0 ticks at 98.645, yield up 2.6bp at 1.347%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-12+ ticks at 133-16, yield up 4.51bp at 1.338%
• WTI crude up $0.05 at $72.99, Gold down $0.80 at $1802.03
• USD/JPY up 24 pips at Y109.96
• PFIZER DEVELOPING COVID BOOSTER TO TARGET DELTA VARIANT
• ECB STRIKES CLASSIC COMPROMISE TO SET TERMS OF INFLATION DEBATE (BBG)
• ECB FAILED TO AGREE ON NEW GUIDANCE, TO REVISIT JULY 22 (RTRS SOURCES)
• U.S. SET TO ADD MORE CHINESE COMPANIES TO BLACKLIST OVER XINJIANG (RTRS)
• CHINA MINISTRY SAYS EXPECTS RETAIL SALES TO GROW 5%/YEAR IN 2021-25 (RTRS)
• MSCI TO DELETE SOME CHINESE SECURITIES AS OF JULY 26 CLOSE (BBG)