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title: US GDP shrank in Q1
description: US trade fell, but markets shrugged off the decline, with the Nasdaq 100 bouncing back to pre-Liberation Day levels. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.
---

[Fast food for thought](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought)

# [US GDP shrank in Q1](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/us-gdp-shrank-in-q1)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau) | May 5, 2025, 10:11:27 AM

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