Downward revisions to Japanese economic assessments this morning, though some bright spots suggested.

The USD/JPY is down marginally on the Tokyo open.

Currencies are very quiet, AUD, NZD and CAD all a fraction stronger, EUR/USD a rock at 1.2782.

USD/JPY 81.13

GBP/USD 1.5864

AUD 1.0338

NZD 0.8102

USD/CAD 1.0005