Little to pen with regards to the G10 FX......>

FOREX: Little to pen with regards to the G10 FX space, all crosses have been

range-bound in early trade. The kiwi has underperformed slightly. However,

apparent absence of potential movers in the way of data prints or news headlines

suggests that this is merely a carry-over from yesterday's weakness.

- Tokyo CPI has headlined today's thin Asia-Pac data docket, but the release

provoked little to no reaction. The core index topped expectations while

headline metric was slower than forecast, both by a modest margin of 0.1pp.

- Data highlights today include advance U.S. GDP, Swedish retail sales, as well

as French and Italian consumer sentiment gauges. ECB Survey of Professional

Forecasters is also due.