EUR/USD has taken on an easier tone in the wake of soft bank earnings reports this morning but traders are reluctant to push too aggressively to the downside amid reports of Russian buying interest in the 1.4170/80 area. There spotted yesterday morning in similar territory during the European session. BIS offers have been rumored around 1.4220, so it looks like the authorities have the place surrounded…We trade now at 1.4188 after reports from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo sent the S&P to session lows.