CFTC chairman steps down
Senate Ag Committee Democrat commissioners Berkovitz and Behnam both in line to be acting chairman as new Biden administration comes in. The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chairman Heath Tarbert, plans to step down in anticipation of the incoming new administration and did not confirm his future plans. As chairman of the regulating body over futures contracts for agricultural commodities, Commissioner Tarbert advanced a final rule for position limits and took an active role in overseeing agricultural markets specifically. Tarbert started his five-...
Source: farmprogress.com