Pham Senior Staff Shakeup Roils CFTC

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Inside the CFTC, some are calling it the “purge.” Others prefer “decapitation.” But most agree that Acting Chairman Caroline Pham’s shakeup of the commodity regulator’s top staff is unprecedented in the recent history of the agency – especially for a temporary leader who took charge only days before.

The overhaul, which placed a number of close Pham aide…