Reaction To BoE Gilt Purchases Eyed

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

• Nikkei 225 up 262.63 points at 26437.39
• ASX 200 up 124.473 points at 6586.5
• Shanghai Comp. up 17.38 points at 3062.578
• JGB 10-Yr future up 29 ticks at 148.27, yield up 0.7bp at 0.254%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 19 ticks at 96.06, yield down 19bp at 3.905%
• U.S. 10-Yr future down 0-15 at 112-12+, yield up 3.63bp at 3.7675%
• WTI crude down $0.47 at $81.68, Gold down $10.75 at $1649.3
• USD/JPY up 33 pips at Y144.49
• FED MUST PRESS ON DESPITE GLOBAL MARKET VOLATILITY, EVANS SAYS (BBG)
• YELLEN TELLS WHITE HOUSE SHE’LL STAY AS TREASURY CHIEF PAST MIDTERMS (BBG)
• BANK OF ENGLAND DOES NOT ACCEPT SOME OFFERS IN FIRST BOND BUYBACK (RTRS)
• US IS INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT UK TURMOIL, WORKING WITH IMF (BBG)
• ECB’S KAZAKS SAYS NEXT HIKE MUST BE BIG, SMALLER STEPS TO FOLLOW (BBG)
• EU TELLS COUNTRIES GAS PRICE CAP WOULD COME WITH RISKS (RTRS)
• EU TO PUT PRICE CAP ON RUSSIAN OIL IN NEW SANCTIONS PACKAGE (FT)