Japanese PM Abe out on the wires 16 May

  • wont rule out Japan/US bilateral free trade agreement as an option
  • Japan wants to keep several options open on trade relationships

US consent? So what's the pay-off?

Maybe mere mortals like us will never know.

Meanwhile USDJPY 113.54 with EURUSD having another look at 1.1050. EURJPY and EURGBP both underpinned still.

Seems like those funny hand shakes do the job after all