Xi & Putin G20 Attendance Confirmed

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

• Nikkei 225 down 9.82 points at 28932.32
• ASX 200 down 1.176 points at 7111.60
• Shanghai Comp. down 0.418 points at 3277.126
• JGB 10-Yr future down 9 ticks at 150.19, yield down 0.4bp at 0.2%
• Aussie 10-Yr future down 6.5 ticks at 96.585, yield up 6.1bp at 3.395%
• US 10-Yr future down 0-06+ at 118-20+, yield up 2.37bp at 2.9059%
• WTI crude down $0.34 at $90.16, Gold down $5.61 at $1753.00
• USD/JPY up 39 pips at Y136.28
• XI AND PUTIN TO ATTEND G-20 SUMMIT IN INDONESIA, JOKOWI SAYS (BBG)
• FED’S BULLARD LEANS TOWARD FAVORING 0.75PPT SEPTEMBER RATE RISE (WSJ)
• FED'S GEORGE SAYS PACE, ENDPOINT OF RATE HIKES STILL MATTER OF DEBATE (RTRS)
• FED MUST GET INFLATION DOWN URGENTLY, KASHKARI SAYS (RTRS)
• RBNZ ORR SAYS GETTING TOWARDS POINT WHERE NEXT RATE MOVE NOT OBVIOUS (STUFF NZ)
• RBNZ’S ORR SAYS DEMAND MUST SLOW TO PUT INFLATION BACK IN BOX (BBG)
• CHINA'S CYBERSPACE REGULATOR: SUPPORTIVE OF DOMESTIC FIRMS SEEKING FOREIGN CAPITAL (RTRS)