CME cattle investigation to end soon

A US regulatory investigation of cattle trading during the BSE scare late last year is expected to be completed by the end of the summer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Jim Newsome told Congress on 13 May.

The investigation is looking at whether someone leaked information about the government's announcement of the mad cow disease case prior to the 23 December 2003 trading day. The US Justice...