Steven Mnuchin: Stock markets are ‘functioning very well’

Published February 6, 2018 3:48pm ET



Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin downplayed the past few days’ wild stock market plunges and gyrations on Tuesday, saying the economy is poised for long-term growth.

“We’re monitoring the stock markets — they’re functioning very well, and we continue to believe in the long-term impact of the stock markets,” Mnuchin said in questioning before the House Financial Services Committee.

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