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PBoC Holds Fire, Chinese Data Tops Exp., While COVID Spread Continues

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{ZZ} SNAPSHOT: PBoC Holds Fire As Chinese Data Tops Expectations, While COVID Spread Continues

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

  • Nikkei 225 up 36.8 points at 25359.05
  • ASX 200 down 52.005 points at 7097.4
  • Shanghai Comp. down 83.104 points at 3139.724
  • JGB 10-Yr future down 21 ticks at 150.03, yield up 1.1bp at 0.209%
  • Aussie 10-Yr future down 6.5 ticks at 97.416, yield up 6.6bp at 2.520%
  • U.S. 10-Yr future unch. at 124-26, yield up 0.36bp at 2.137%
  • WTI crude down $4.69 at $98.19, Gold down $19.87 at $1931.46
  • USD/JPY up 15 pips at Y118.34
  • AS RUSSIA RISKS DEFAULT, COUNTRY SENDS ORDER FOR COUPON PAYMENTS (RTRS)
  • U.S. WARNS EUROPE THAT RUSSIA WANTS ARMED DRONES FROM CHINA (BBG)
  • EU SET TO ADD LUXURY GOODS, STEEL, IRON TO SANCTIONS (BBG)
  • UKRAINE-RUSSIA TALKS TO CONTINUE TUESDAY (RTRS)
  • PBOC MLF RATE UNCH. NET INJECTS CNY100BN VIA MLF, WHILE LATEST ECONOMIC DATA OUT OF CHINA TOPS EXPECTATIONS
  • LOCKDOWNS WIDEN IN CHINA, AS NEW COVID CASES TOP 5,000
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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