If you find yourself wondering if your screen has jammed, maybe hitting F5 and saying "Is this thing on?" ...

Well, yeah, it is ... there just isn't a lot going on as yet.

it's a Japanese holiday today, like it was yesterday ... and is again tomorrow...

Just 'cause it's a Japanese holiday doesn't necessarily mean it'll be quiet session. But that's how its playing out so far.

Coming up soon we get the daily PBOC yuan mid-point setting (just after 0115GMT), and then the opening of the Chinese stock market (0130GMT), so that might fire things up a little.

China will be along soon to liven things up