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Fed Minutes & Murky Australian Labour Market Report Dominate In Asia

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

  • Nikkei 225 down 181.34 points at 27402.43
  • ASX 200 down 38.249 points at 7463.9
  • Shanghai Comp. down 24.909 points at 3460.377
  • JGB 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 152.3, yield up 0.1bp at 0.021%
  • Aussie 10-Yr future up 3.5 ticks at 98.905, yield down 3.9bp at 1.101%
  • U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-04 ticks at 134-08+, yield up 0.17bp at 1.26%
  • WTI crude down $1.05 at $64.41, Gold down $10.19 at $1777.65
  • USD/JPY up 40 pips at Y110.17
  • FOMC MINUTES: FED ON COURSE TO TAPER BEFORE YEAR-END (MNI)
  • FED'S BULLARD LOOKING FOR RUNOFF SOON AFTER TAPER (MNI)
  • AUSTRALIAN LABOUR MARKET REPORT MASKED BY SAMPLE PERIOD
  • DXY HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE NOV '20
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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