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 )