Post-FOMC Meeting Minutes Spill Into Asia

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

• Nikkei 225 down 733.5 points at 28598.66
• ASX 200 down 207.544 points at 7358.3
• Shanghai Comp. down 2.296 points at 3592.88
• JGB 10-Yr future down 23 ticks at 151.19, yield up 2.9bp at 0.115%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 8 ticks at 98.105, yield up 8bp at 1.865%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-06+ at 128-20+, yield up 1.93bp at 1.725%
• WTI crude down $0.85 at $77.01, Gold down $6.86 at $1803.55
• USD/JPY down 26 pips at Y115.85
• FED DISCUSSED FASTER RATE LIFTOFF ON INFLATION RISK
• BIDEN COULD NAME NEW FED OFFICIALS AS SOON AS THIS WEEK (RTRS SOURCE)
• BCC: U.K. INFLATION CONCERNS HIT THE HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR BUSINESSES (BBG)
• CHINA TO STRENGTHEN AUDITING OF FISCAL SPENDING, FINANCE (XINHUA)
• CHINA ADVISES CITIZENS TO CUT LONG-HAUL TRIPS IN LUNAR NEW YEAR (BBG)