Cable is back toward session highs and the Yen continues to benefit from inflows.

The AUD has found offers after its better bid performance in the wake of the blowout Building Approval figures.

NZD, too has quietened down, perched just above 0.8220.

No economic release catalysts on the near-term horizon (Japanese Housing Starts at 0500GMT), so we wait to see if any news can give as impetus. Otherwise its Retail Sales figures out of Germany (at 0700GMT) and Consumer Spending out of France (at 0745 GMT) next up of interest/catalyst.