{
  "id": 14457638,
  "title": "Handel: US-Marktaufseher mussten Insiderhandel-Untersuchung zu Öl-Deals einstellen – auf Geheiß eines leitenden Beraters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/handel-us-marktaufseher-mussten-insiderhandel-untersuchung-zu-ol",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:12:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/maerkte/handel-us-marktaufseher-mussten-insider-untersuchung-zu-oel-deals-einstellen/100262196.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. market regulator overseen by former President Donald Trump, had to halt an insider trading investigation into oil deals due to instructions from a senior advisor. This occurred in the wake of market turmoil triggered by President Trump's statements about Iran. Bloomberg reported that the insider trading probe was initiated by a team of forensic analysts at the CFTC, who noted unusual timing in transactions related to oil and S&P 500 contracts. These contracts were placed with high precision around a 15-minute window before Trump's announcement of a shift in policy. The CFTC's Market Oversight team subsequently forwarded a report to the prosecution division, which would decide whether to launch a comprehensive investigation into potential insider trading. However, senior advisor Mel Gunewardena intervened, instructing a superior to withdraw the report. This was highly unusual, as such interventions are rare and could undermine the impartiality of investigations.",
  "summary": "Ein Berater der Optionen-Aufsicht CFTC hat offenbar Ermittlungen zum milliardenschweren Handel rund um den Irankrieg unterbunden. Mögliche Insider-Gewinne hängen mit Trump-Entscheidungen zusammen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}