Fiscal Progress In DC? Antipodean Banks In Focus In Asia

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

• Nikkei 225 down 125.22 points at 23546.42
• ASX 200 down 43.883 points at 6185.5
• Shanghai Comp. down 4.353 points at 3308.314
• JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 152.13, yield down 0.1bp at 0.025%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 0.5 ticks at 99.240, yield up 0.2bp at 0.754%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-02+ at 138-27, yield down 0.34bp at 0.766%
• WTI crude down $0.22 at $40.61, Gold down $3.33 at $1900.6
• USD/JPY up 11 pips at Y105.54
• PELOSI & MNUCHIN MAKE PROGRESS IN STIMULUS TALKS, TO SPEAK AGAIN TUESDAY (CNBC)
• UK SAYS STILL NO BASIS TO RESUME BREXIT TALKS WITH EU
• PBOC MAY STEP UP REVERSE REPO OPERATIONS (CSJ)
• RBA'S KENT: WOULD NOT BE UNEXPECTED FOR BBSW TO POP BELOW ZERO (BBG)
• RBNZ'S ORR: PREPARED TO USE ALL TOOLS TO COUNTER DEFLATION (BBG)
• MODERNA CEO EXPECTS COVID-19 VACCINE INTERIM RESULTS IN NOVEMBER (WSJ)