• EUR/USD heavy in Asia, 1.1456-73 EBS, still feeling effects of hawkish Fed

• FOMC voted to hike 25 bps as expected, more hikes look to be in store

• EUR/USD now below ascending, widening 1.1485-1.1502 daily Ichimoku cloud

• First time below this cloud since July 31, low then 1.1455, support

• Massive option expiries today to again help contain spot action

• 1.1400-20 E4 bln, 1.1430 E1.6 bln, 1.1435-50 E2.1 bln, 1.1460-95 E3.3 bln

• The 1.1500 strike along to see E4.6 bln in expiries today

• EUR/CHF in contrast still very much bid, 0.9462-72 EBS, at recent highs

• Carry demand continuing? Sideways for now but bias still up?

• EUR/JPY in stasis post-Fed, pre-BOJ, Asia 178.92-97 EBS, in recent range

• Below 179.30 descending 200-MA, above 178.72 100-HMA, 178.49-67 cloud

• EUR/GBP 0.8566-70 post-Fed, pre-BoE, at top of 0.8538-71 daily Ichi cloud

• In 0.8564-77 hourly cloud, 100-HMA 0.8574 in cloud, 200-HMA 0.8579 above

• Some option expiries today in the 0.8565-75 window

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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)