US Downplays Idea of CPI Leak Following Pre-Report Trading (1)

US government officials said they weren’t aware of any early leaks of closely watched inflation data Tuesday, following a surge of Treasuries buying that took place seconds before the report was released.

President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters she was not aware of any leaks coming out of the White House, and suggested observers were reading too much into the market moves.

WATCH: “I can tell you this, there were no leaks from here,” Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters.

Source: Bloomberg

“I can tell you this: There were no leaks from here,” Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. “I can tell you definitively, or at least I’m not aware of any leaks.”

“People may be reading ...