Inflation Worries Linger

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

• Nikkei 225 down 67.34 points at 29001.29
• ASX 200 up 5.023 points at 7367
• Shanghai Comp. down 12.406 points at 3559.96
• JGB 10-Yr future down 16 ticks at 151.28, yield up 0.8bp at 0.091%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 8.5 ticks at 98.24, yield up 7.7bp at 1.732%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-09 at 130-22, yield up 2.98bp at 1.600%
• WTI crude up $1.24 at $83.52, Gold up $0.96 at $1768.55
• USD/JPY up 11 pips at Y114.33
• ECB CONSIDERS BOOSTING PURCHASES OF EU RECOVERY FUND DEBT (FT)
• ECB'S LAGARDE: INFLATION SPIKE IS 'LARGELY TRANSITORY' (BBG)
• BAILEY: BANK OF ENGLAND 'WILL HAVE TO ACT' ON INFLATION (BBG)
• PBOC'S YI SAYS CHINA CAN 'CONTAIN' THE RISK FROM EVERGRANDE (BBG)
• CHINA DATA MIXED, Q3 GDP PROVIDES MARGINAL MISS
• NZ CPI SURGES