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Can A Hurricane Ever Be a Good Thing?

09.28.2022 - By John NorrisPlay

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Everyone knows about the destruction hurricanes cause, but does the rebuilding after one stimulate economic growth? Would enough hurricanes in a given year actually increase capacity in an area or region? Wouldn’t that be a good long-term thing, even with the short-term pain? Or is it like the ‘parable of the broken windows’? After all, you can stimulate activity with a broken window, but you can’t base your entire economy on breaking windows. In this week’s Trading Perspectives we discuss Hurricane Ian and the economic impact it might have. Will the rebuilding be good for Florida?

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