White House says 'very comfortable' with economy despite market volatility

Reuters  |  WASHINGTON 

(Reuters) - The is "very comfortable" with where the is, despite recent stock market volatility, a said on Tuesday.

"Look, the is incredibly strong right now.

The president's focus continues to be on the long-term economic fundamentals which ... are very strong in this country. ... There's nothing that's taken place over the last couple of days in our that's fundamentally different than it was two weeks ago and we're very comfortable with where we are right now," told a regular briefing when asked about recent

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Eric Walsh; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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First Published: Wed, February 07 2018. 03:15 IST