Markets Muted Into FOMC

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

• Nikkei 225 up 83.17 points at 28629.35
• ASX 200 down 44.111 points at 6780.6
• Shanghai Comp. up 1.907 points at 3571.336
• JGB 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 151.94, yield down 0.3bp at 0.035%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.5 ticks at 98.905, yield down 2.2bp at 1.089%
• U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 137-12, yield up 0.17bp at 1.036%
• WTI crude up $0.26 at $52.87, Gold down $3.51 at $1847.50
• USD/JPY up 11 pips at Y103.73
• ECB STUDYING IF DIFFERENCES WITH FED POLICY BOOSTING EURO (BBG)
• YELLEN CITES TREASURY-FED COORDINATION IN NEW CRISIS CAMPAIGN (BBG)
• BIDEN TEAM TO BUY 200 MILLION MORE VACCINE DOSES, SPEED UP VACCINATIONS (BBG)
• GERMANY PRESSES BRUSSELS FOR POWERS TO BLOCK VACCINE EXPORTS (FT)
• JOHNSON PROMISES PLAN TO EASE UK LOCKDOWN IN COMING DAYS, WEEKS (BBG)
• CHINA CALLS STRAIT DRILLS 'STERN WARNINGS' TO EXTERNAL FORCES (BBG)