Fed Dot Plot The Talk Of The Town, Antipodean Positives Also Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 down 309.98 points at 28976.19
• ASX 200 down 20.276 points at 7365.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 5.984 points at 3524.313
• JGB 10-Yr future down 26 ticks at 151.51, yield up 1.4bp at 0.065%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 9 ticks at 98.35, yield up 8.6bp at 1.634%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03+ at 131-20+, yield down 0.17bp at 1.574%
• WTI crude down $0.36 at $71.75, Gold up $9.6 at $1821.23
• USD/JPY down 5 pips at Y110.66
• FED TAPERING TALK BEGINS; 2023 HIKES EYED (MNI)
• CHINA TARGETS SPECULATORS AS COMMODITIES CURBS FIND SOME SUCCESS (BBG)
• RBA'S LOWE CONFIRMS MORE QE (MNI)
• STELLAR LABOUR MARKET REPORT OUT OF AUSTRALIA
• NZ GDP COMFORTABLY TOPS EXPECTATIONS
• BANK OF CANADA STICKS WITH VIEW THAT RISING INFLATION IS TEMPORARY (DOW JONES)