• EUR/USD -0.05%, USD/JPY -0.02%, GBP/USD -0.1%, AUD/USD 0.14%

• S&P E-minis 0.17%, DAX 0.85%, Nikkei 225 -1.79%, FTSE 0.8%

• EUR/USD resistance proving remarkably resilient

• BOJ minutes lift yen, but cloud cushions USD/JPY's fall

• GBP/USD respects seven-week peak before expected BoE hike

• AUD/USD maintains 0.70 handle as RBA's Hauser digested

• Option expiries . US Open

(Martin Miller is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)