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CFTC said to probe spike in oil bets before Trump delayed Iran strikes

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is scrutinizing a spike in oil futures trading that happened just before President ⁠Donald Trump postponed ​strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure in March, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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