[1/2] White House chief economist Jared Bernstein speaks about the impact of a looming government shutdown with Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz, in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2023 REUTERS/Andrea Shalal Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is facing headwinds from a possible government shutdown, student debt payments restarting, higher interest rates and an autoworkers' strike, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein said on Wednesday.
The economy will keep going in a "pretty good way" unless there is a policy mistake or exogenous shock, he added, speaking at an event at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank.
"We have wages now beating prices, nominal wages growing faster than prices, and that dynamic in our economy creates a pretty persistent flywheel," he said.
"In the absence of a policy mistake or an exogenous shock, we think that sort of keeps things going in a pretty good way."
Reporting by Andrea Shalal; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Caitlin Webber私たちの行動規範：トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」
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Jared Bernstein, Heidi Shierholz, Andrea Shalal, Kevin McCarthy, Costas Pitas, Caitlin Webber 私
Organizations:
White House, Economic Policy, Economic Policy Institute, Republican U.S
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Washington , U.S, U.S, Washington