[US CFTC: Closely Monitoring Abnormal Trading in Crude Oil Futures Market] Odaily Planet Daily News – David Miller, head of enforcement at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated on Tuesday that the agency is monitoring the crude oil futures market for any abnormal activities. When asked about specific transactions, Miller said: 'I cannot comment on what we are or are not investigating. I can only say that we are closely monitoring the situation.' According to foreign media reports, at approximately 7:05 AM local time on March 23, U.S. President Trump posted on his social media platform about delaying a strike on Iran. Shortly before this, trading volumes in crude oil futures surged. Based on exchange data compiled by institutions, within a two-minute period starting at 6:49 AM New York time that day, financial contracts linked to at least 6 million barrels of Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil were sold. In contrast, during the same time frame over the previous five trading days, the average trading volume was about 700 lots (equivalent to 700,000 barrels). (Jin10)