EUR/USD has fallen back on profit-taking after sustaining some sales at the 16:00 GMT fixing. US equities are giving back gains as well. Not helping are new rules on executive compensation from the Obama Administration. Investors are getting nervous that this sort of rule-making will spread beyond Wall Street and the auto-makers to companies that are not (yet) on the dole.1.2840 and 1.2810 are support on pullbacks. Markets remain quiet thin.