How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect nominal GDP growth in the United States in 2020, and what was the initial reaction in the stock market? It caused no significant change in nominal GDP growth and the stock market was unaffected. Increased nominal GDP growth by 2% and the stock market increased significantly on the news. It led to a decline in nominal GDP growth of -3.5%, and the stock market initially declined significantly before recovering
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