USD/JPY On Intervention Watch

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

• Nikkei 225 down 222.75 points at 27402.39
• ASX 200 down 94.138 points at 6731.4
• Shanghai Comp. up 3.83 points at 3247.398
• JGB 10-Yr future down 24 ticks at 149.14, JGB 10-Yr yield up 0.4bp at 0.251%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 6 ticks at 96.285, Aussie 10-Yr yield up 6bp at 3.71%
• US 10-Yr future down 0-00 at 115.-19, US 10-Yr yield down 1.13bp at 3.3379%
• WTI crude down $1.62 at $85.24, Gold down $6 at $1696.31
• USDJPY up 117 pips at 143.93
• FED’S BARKIN SAYS RATES MUST STAY HIGH UNTIL INFLATION EASES: FT (BBG)
• TRUSS TO STEP BACK FROM EARLY CONFRONTATION WITH BRUSSELS (FT)
• YEN PLUNGE WORSENS DESPITE STRONGEST GOVERNMENT WARNINGS YET (BBG)
• BOJ BOOSTS BOND BUYING AS YIELDS ADVANCE TOWARD POLICY LIMIT (BBG)
• NORWAY OPEN TO DISCUSSING EU GAS PRICE CAP, PM SAYS (FT)
• U.S. HOPES CHINA, INDIA WILL AT LEAST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RUSSIAN OIL PRICE CAP-ADEYEMO (RTRS)
• IAEA REPORT ON UKRAINE SAYS SITUATION AT ZAPORIZHZHIA 'NOT SUSTAINABLE' (RTRS)