Imminent RBA Easing More Likely, European COVID Worries Swirl

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

• Nikkei 225 down 143.08 points at 23483.65
• ASX 200 up 36.634 points at 6215.8
• Shanghai Comp. up 3.47 points at 3344.248
• JGB 10-Yr future up 8 ticks at 152.05, yield down 0.7bp at 0.025%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 8.5 ticks at 99.245, yield down 8.5bp at 0.753%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-02 at 139-09, yield down 1.49bp at 0.711%
• WTI crude up $0.08 at $41.12, Gold down $3.52 at $1897.99
• USD/JPY up 12 pips at Y105.29
• CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL REMAINS ELUSIVE AS PELOSI AND MNUCHIN CONTINUE TALKS (CNBC)
• COVID FIGHTING MEASURES DEEPEN IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND IRELAND
• TRUMP ADMIN TO CONSIDER ADDING CHINA'S ANT GROUP TO TRADE BLACKLIST (RTRS SOURCES)
• BORIS JOHNSON WILL DELAY DECISION ON QUITTING BREXIT TRADE TALKS (TELEGRAPH)
• GIVE BREXIT TALKS TIME, JOHNSON'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR FROST ADVISES (THE TIMES)
• LOWE FLAGS RBA POLICY SHAKE UP (AFR)