The weaker housing starts is also contributing as the figures go soft in the states once again.
USD/JPY smacked down to 102.10 as the weekly jobless report rises breaking the recent trend down.
The breaking below of the 3 million mark would have been a huge psychological lift to the Us economy.
GBP/USD rushes up to 1.5269 and into resistance at 1.5270 again
EUR/USD goes through 1.2900 to 1.2917. The $2bn in reported options going off at 1.2950 has just come into focus.
AUD/USD pulls back from the busted barrier to 0.9845