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O.5% GDP growth.....but hey, Marine Le Pen made the 2nd round!!  

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-...eek-us-gdp-ecb-boj-meetings-and-lots-earnings

United States: Q1 GDP likely to show weak growth
This week, consensus expects broadly unchanged new home sales as well as subdued business investment (ex aircraft orders). Most of the focus will be on Friday’s Q1 GDP where the Atlanta Fed expects growth to tumble to just 0.5%. Still, the Fed (and markets) is used to softness in Q1 growth that at least in the past has snapped back in the second half. Lastly, a one- or two-week bill looks likely to keep the government open past the Friday deadline, giving Congress a bit more time to work on a longer-term deal.