Asian eyes will be on news from Korea; overnight the dollar has gained across the board on this and hard talk from European leaders particularly Merkel.

We may not see too much impetus until Tokyo opens as the market absorbs overnight’s action; Euro/USD is opening here almost at it’s low, now 1.3365.

AUD/USD trades 0.9725 and a worsening of the Korean scenario will see some nervous longs unwind further