Manchin Blocks BBB, Omicron-Related Restriction Worry Widens

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

• Nikkei 225 down 607.87 points at 27937.81
• ASX 200 down 11.774 points at 7292.2
• Shanghai Comp. down 24.32 points at 3607.787
• JGB 10-Yr future up 13 ticks at 152.24, yield down 0.8bp at 0.041%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 4.5 ticks at 98.405, yield down 4.6bp at 1.54%
• U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-10+ at 131-16, yield down 3.9bp at 1.3631%
• WTI crude down $2.65 at $68.21, Gold up $5.90 at $1804.07
• USD/JPY down 19 pips at Y113.44
• MANCHIN SAYS HE WON'T VOTE FOR BUILD BACK BETTER ACT (CNN)
• DUTCH GO INTO CHRISTMAS LOCKDOWN OVER OMICRON WAVE (BBC)
• TWO-WEEK UK OMICRON CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD BAN MEETINGS INDOORS (TIMES)
• BORIS JOHNSON CONSIDERS PLEA TO LIMIT HOUSEHOLD MIXING AT CHRISTMAS (TELEGRAPH)
• PM JOHNSON PRESSURED BY FROST RESIGNATION, POLLs & TORIES FLOUTING COVID RESTRICTIONS
• PBOC CUTS 1-YEAR LPR FIXING BY 5BP