Still Marching To The Beat Of The Fiscal Drum

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

• Nikkei 225 up 102.06 points at 23669.78
• ASX 200 up 12.621 points at 6197.2
• Shanghai Comp. down 11.748 points at 3316.355
• JGB 10-Yr future down 16 ticks at 151.97, yield up 0.8bp at 0.030%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 5.0 ticks at 99.190, yield up 4.5bp at 0.803%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-06 at 138-16+, yield up 3.35bp at 0.819%
• WTI crude down $0.24 at $41.46, Gold up $10.9 at $1917.89
• USD/JPY down 18 pips at Y105.32
• WHITE HOUSE UPS STIMULUS OFFER, PELOSI HOPEFUL ON DEAL THIS WEEK (BBG)
• MCCONNELL WARNS WHITE HOUSE AGAINST STIMULUS DEAL PRE-ELECTION (W POST)
• FED'S EVANS: NO URGENCY TO RAMP UP QE NOW (MNI)
• HUAWEI, CHINA FIRMS ARE SAID TO SEEK CURBS ON NVIDIA'S ARM DEAL
• ASTRAZENECA U.S. VACCINE TRIAL EXP. TO RESUME AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK (RTRS SOURCES)