Yellen Wants The Fiscal Taps To Keep Running

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

• Nikkei 225 up 101.91 points at 29043.43
• ASX 200 down 7.551 points at 7287.8
• Shanghai Comp. down 7.668 points at 3584.177
• JGB 10-Yr future up 13 ticks at 151.56, yield down 1bp at 0.077%
• Aussie 10-Yr future up 6.0 ticks at 98.435, yield down 6.2bp at 1.625%
• U.S. 10-Yr future -0-03 at 132-03+, yield up 1.7bp at 1.570%
• WTI crude down $0.29 at $69.34, Gold down $5.36 at $1886.23
• USD/JPY down 4 pips at Y109.48
• U.S. TSY SEC YELLEN SAYS HIGHER INTEREST RATES WOULD BE 'PLUS' FOR U.S., FED (BBG)
• U.S. TSY SEC YELLEN TELLS G7 TO KEEP SPENDING, SAYS INFLATION WILL PASS (RTRS)
• ECB'S VISCO: WE MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT INFLATION RISKS (BBG)
• MERKEL'S HEIR BOLSTERS BID FOR CHANCELLORSHIP WITH STATE VICTORY (BBG)
• TECH GIANTS AND TAX HAVENS TARGETED BY HISTORIC G7 DEAL (RTRS)
• EU & UK JOSTLE FOR POSITION AHEAD OF WEDNESDAY GATHERING