Searching For A Definitive Catalyst Into The Weekend

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

• Nikkei 225 up 655.63 points at 28474.96
• ASX 200 down 48.351 points at 7022.60
• Shanghai Comp. down 5.133 points at 3276.532
• JGB 10-Yr future down 5 ticks at 150.28, yield up 0.1bp at 0.191%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 12 ticks at 96.57, yield up 11.5bp at 3.404%
• U.S. 10-Yr future +0-05+ at 119-08+, yield down 2.73bp at 2.860%
• WTI crude down $0.45 at $93.89, Gold up $1.43 at $1791.16
• USD/JPY up 21 pips at Y133.23
• FED’S DALY SEES HALF-POINT SEPTEMBER HIKE; NO INFLATION VICTORY (BBG)
• XI SOUGHT TO SEND MESSAGE TO BIDEN ON TAIWAN: NOW IS NO TIME FOR A CRISIS (WSJ)
• SHANGHAI FINDS FIRST COVID CASES IN WEEK; HAINAN STAYS ELEVATED (BBG)
• EU PROPOSES SIGNIFICANT CONCESSION TO IRAN TO REVIVE NUCLEAR DEAL (WSJ)
• UKRAINE RESUMES RUSSIAN OIL FLOWS TO HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA AS BILLS SETTLE (RTRS)
• OIL LEAK CONTAINED AT THREE U.S. GULF PLATFORMS ON PIPELINE OUTAGE, SHELL SAYS (RTRS)