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CFTC sweeps the slate with three withdrawals in a week

Entrance to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on their headquarters building in Washington DC
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In three days the CFTC withdrew three rules, citing duplication and confusion while leaving core obligations intact.

In just three days the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) withdrew guidance on clearinghouse wind-down plans, rescinded its voluntary carbon credit derivatives framework, and dropped a proposed rule on operational resilience for intermediaries.

The agency says each step removes duplication or potential confusion but the combined effect is a broad