U.S. lawmakers urge SEC to investigate ‘suspicious’ transactions during Iran war

2026-04-09 by admin

The Democrat called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into trading in oil, energy, and stock futures markets in the minutes before Trump’s post on March 23rd and to obtain transaction records of accounts related to these trades. (Jin10)

PANews reported on April 9th that, according to The Block, Canary Capital filed an S-1 petition with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, applying to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the spot price of the PEPE token. In the filing, Canary stated that PEPE will launch in April 2023 with a total supply exceeding 420 trillion tokens and noted that the meme coin has no utility. Last year, Canary also submitted applications for ETFs tracking the prices of MOG and Pengu.

PANews reported on April 9th that, according to Jinshi, a US lawmaker stated that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate unusual trading activity in the oil and stock futures markets shortly before Trump postponed a military strike against Iran last month. "The speed, size, and structure of the trading are highly suspicious," said Representative Rich Torres. "The facts are obvious, and neither the SEC nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can ignore this." The Democrat called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into oil, energy, and stock futures market trading in the minutes leading up to Trump's March 23rd post and to obtain trading records from the accounts associated with those transactions.

BlockBeats News, April 9, Federal Reserve "mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos stated that the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting indicate that a "vast majority" of officials believe the pace of inflation easing may be slower than expected, primarily due to three intertwined concerns: the impact of tariffs on goods prices may take longer to dissipate; the transmission effect of oil prices on core inflation; and years of inflation rates above target levels, making inflation expectations more susceptible to new shocks. (Jin10)

BlockBeats news, April 9th, a U.S. congressman stated that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate abnormal trading activities in oil and stock futures markets shortly before President Trump postponed military strikes against Iran last month. "The speed, scale, and structure of the trades are highly suspicious," said Congressman Ritchie Torres, "The facts are clear, and neither the SEC nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can turn a blind eye."The Democrat called on regulators to launch a formal investigation into trading in oil, energy, and stock futures markets in the minutes before Trump's post on March 23rd and to obtain transaction records of accounts related to these trades. (Jin10)