Macro Finance
CFTC Staff Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades
Bloomberg Markets·October 13, 2026·1 min read
CFTC analysts flagged well-timed trading ahead of President Trump's March 23 Truth Social post postponing strikes on Iranian energy facilities, with billions in contracts changing hands in the 15 minutes before. Analysts referred findings to enforcement, but a senior official intervened and asked them to retract the referral, according to sources.
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