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Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts

  • Written by Derek Lemoine, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona
imageMonths before winter arrives, traders are watching for clues in the long-range weather forecasts.Mario Tama/Getty Images

To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in interesting ways.

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