No Rate Cut From The PBoC, This Time

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

• Nikkei 225 down 239.76 points at 26839.83
• ASX 200 down 37.014 points at 7206.9
• Shanghai Comp. up 8.694 points at 3437.576
• JGB 10-Yr future down 3 ticks at 150.03, yield down 0.7bp at 0.211%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 5.0 ticks at 97.800, yield up 5.0bp at 2.188%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-05+ at 126-05, yield down 1.22bp at 1.975%
• WTI crude down $0.51 at $94.95, Gold up $6.20 at $1877.34
• USD/JPY down 22 pips at Y115.32
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• KYIV SAYS ATTACK-DATE COMMENTS WERE SARCASM (BBG)
• BIDEN TEAM SEES LIMITED ABILITY TO PRESS CHINA IN TRADE TALKS (BBG)
• LAGARDE: ECB WILL ACT AT ‘RIGHT TIME’ WITH GRADUAL APPROACH (BBG)