Markets Test RBA Resolve In Wake Of CPI Data

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

• Nikkei 225 down 102.3 points at 29003.86
• ASX 200 up 3.682 points at 7447.1
• Shanghai Comp. down 32.932 points at 3564.706
• JGB 10-Yr future up 3 ticks at 151.15, yield down 0.3bp at 0.105%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 2.5 ticks at 98.140, yield up 2.8bp at 1.832%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-04+ at 130-15, yield up 1.94bp at 1.627%
• WTI crude down $0.59 at $84.05, Gold down $4.43 at $1788.47
• USD/JPY down 13 pips at Y114.03
• CHINA UNHAPPY WITH U.S. WORDS RE: TAIWAN
• UNDERLYING AUSSIE CPI BACK IN RBA'S TARGET BAND FOR FIRST TIME '15, TRADERS TEST RBA YCT
• DEM FISCAL DEAL STILL NOT OVER THE LINE IN DC
• ALPHABET AND MICROSOFT SMASH ESTIMATES WITH $110BN REVENUE HAUL (FT)