No real surprises from the FOMC minutes. The Fed leaked several weeks ago that there had been a thorough discussion of exit strategies while no immediate or even medium-term move is expected from the Fed.

They will lay the ground work for exit but the timing will hinge on economic improvement or higher inflation expectations.

EUR/USD made a run at session highs, stalling at 1.4283 thus far. 1.4286 is the 10-day moving average.