Talk Of Delay To BoE QT Grows Louder

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

• Nikkei 225 up 396.19 points at 27171.95
• ASX 200 up 120.56 points at 6785
• Shanghai Comp. up 4.796 points at 3089.738
• JGB 10-Yr future up 5 ticks at 148.25, yield down 0.5bp at 0.25%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 11.5 ticks at 96.070, yield down 11.9bp at 3.904%
• U.S. 10-Yr future up 0-11+ at 111-02, yield down 4.32bp at 3.9651%
• WTI crude up $0.67 at $86.13, Gold up $9.16 at $1659.24
• USD/JPY down 21 pips at Y148.83
• BOE TO EXAMINE GILT SALES PLAN IN WAKE OF TURMOIL (MNI)
• BOE SET TO FURTHER DELAY QUANTITATIVE TIGHTENING UNTIL GILT MARKETS CALM (FT)
• I'LL LEAD TORIES INTO NEXT ELECTION, SAYS EMBATTLED LIZ TRUSS (BBC)
• TIME RUNNING OUT FOR LIZ TRUSS, SAY TORY MPS (FT)
• NAGEL SAYS ECB MUST WITHDRAW SUPPORT QUICKLY, NOT STOP TOO EARLY (BBG)
• ECB’S VILLEROY: ECB TO HIKE AT SLOWER PACE AFTER DEPOSIT RATE REACHES 2% (FT)
• EU TO ANNOUNCE INTERIM GAS MARKET STEPS WITH NO QUICK PRICE CAP (BBG)
• WHITE HOUSE PLANNING OIL RESERVE RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK (BBG)