No Letup In Recession Worry

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

• Nikkei 225 down 483.53 points at 25905.12
• ASX 200 up 8.136 points at 6575.8
• Shanghai Comp. down 6.252 points at 3392.364
• JGB 10-Yr future up 32 ticks at 148.93, yield down 0.9bp at 0.222%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 13.5 ticks at 96.415, yield down 10.5bp at 3.555%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-08 at 118-25, down 5.36bp at 2.957%
• WTI crude down $0.35 at $105.39, Gold down $4.92 at $1802.34
• USD/JPY down 60 pips at Y135.13
• ECB'S HOLZMANN TELLS PAPER HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED FASTER ACTION ON RATES (RTRS)
• TSMC SEES CLIENTS SCALE BACK ORDERS (DIGITIMES)
• CHINA GREAT WALL POSTPONES EARNINGS, ECHOING HUARONG DELAY (BBG)
• WIDER RECESSIONARY WORRY CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE THROUGH MARKETS