To answer my own question, futures turning green seems all to do with Bennie:
LITTLE RESPITE FROM FED
Some players speculated that the euro might win some respite in the short term as market attention turns to the outcome of a meeting of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting FOMC ending on Wednesday, which may prepare markets for further policy easing.
But most analysts were sceptical that the Fed could turn the tide on the euro, thinking risk sentiment will sour further and both the dollar and the yen will come out the biggest beneficiaries of the safe-haven inflows. ....
