As I update its just after 10am In Tokyo and 9am in Hong Kong and Singapore

All the lights are on!

USD/JPY has been grinding it out, its up 30 odd points in the past hour or so.

AUD/USD has lost a little ground, back towards 0.7900.

Gold is notable also, its lost a few dollars

Updates:

News flow has been light indeed, NZ trade data earlier was a surprise surplus.

And, this might be having some positive impact on the USD: White House statement says Trump and McConnell united on these issues