Fed Day Is Here, It’s All In The Signal

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

• Nikkei 225 down 24.49 points at 27654.43
• ASX 200 up 9.843 points at 6986.7
• Shanghai Comp. up 34.769 points at 3003.076
• JGB 10-Yr future down 12 ticks at 148.74, yield down 0.6bp at 0.251%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 4.0 ticks at 96.185, yield up 4.2bp at 3.805%
• U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 110-18+ yield up 1.07bp at 4.0526%
• WTI crude up $1.25 at $89.62, Gold up $3.16 at $1651.14
• USD/JPY down 70 pips at Y147.57
• ECB STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO ON RATES, TWO POLICYMAKERS SAY (BBG)
• NORTH KOREA FIRES 10 MISSILES, SOUTH KOREA SAYS (CNN)
• CHINA PBOC GOVERNOR PLEDGES TO KEEP YUAN STABLE (DJ)
• CHINA REGULATOR SAYS IT’S CONCERNED ABOUT PROPERTY SECTOR (BBG)
• CHINA LOCKS DOWN AREA WHERE FOXCONN IPHONE PLANT IS LOCATED (BBG)
• BRAZIL’S BOLSONARO VOWS TO FOLLOW CONSTITUTION, ORDERS TRANSITION TO LULA (BBG)