Retail Sales & UoM Inflation Exp. Next Yardsticks For Fed

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

• Nikkei 225 up 149.82 points at 26795.06
• ASX 200 down 44.816 points at 6606.7
• Shanghai Comp. down 7.871 points at 3273.873
• JGB 10-Yr future down 4 ticks at 149.19, yield down 0.4bp at 0.234%
• Aussie 10-Yr future unch. at 96.55, yield up 0.2bp at 3.412%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-04+ at 118-20+, yield down 1.66bp at 2.943%
• WTI crude up $0.66 at $96.42, Gold down $0.05 at $1709.96
• USD/JPY up 3 pips at Y138.98
• WALLER BACKS 75 BASIS-POINT HIKE; BIGGER FED MOVE HANGS ON DATA (BBG)
• ST. LOUIS FED PRESIDENT FAVORS 75 BASIS POINT RATE HIKE (NIKKEI)
• FED’S COLLINS SAYS ADDRESSING TOO-HIGH INFLATION IS KEY PRIORITY
• FOCUS TURNS TO TV DEBATES IN RACE TO SUCCEED UK’S BORIS JOHNSON (BBG)
• ITALIAN PRESIDENT ASKS DRAGHI TO STAY IN BID TO AVERT CRISIS (BBG)
• CHINA Q2 GDP MISSES EXPECTATIONS, ANNUAL TARGET MOVING OUT OF REACH
• SHANGHAI ADDS 30 HIGH, MID-RISK AREAS SUBJECT TO LOCKDOWN (BBG)