U.S. Democrats Keep Pressure on Trump Regulators Over ‘Suspicious’ Trades

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – Two Democratic ⁠U.S. ⁠senators have called on ⁠the federal commodities markets watchdog to investigate ​lucrative recent trading activity on oil markets since March ‌23 that closely coincided ‌with White House moves in the Iran war, ⁠adding ⁠to pressure from opposition party members on possible insider trading, ​according to a letter released Friday.

(Reporting by Douglas Gillison in Washington; ​Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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