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A senior adviser to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig ordered agency staff to retract an internal analysis of suspicious oil trades that had been referred to the agency's enforcement division, Bloomberg reported.
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Retracting a suspicious oil-trade analysis raises questions about enforcement independence and market integrity.
CFTC retracts suspicious oil trade probe
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A senior adviser to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig ordered agency staff to retract an internal analysis of suspicious oil trades that had been referred to the agency's enforcement division, Bloomberg reported. Read more: https://t.co/1a0PL8auXt
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