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Wells Fargo, Boeing, Walt Disney, Occidental Petroleum and Marriott accounted for half of the US dividend cuts by value in Q1
Dividends fell far less in US during COVID-19 lockdowns than in most other parts of the world. The median dividend increase among US companies was 4% in Q1
US dividends expected to show growth this year amid economic rebound
Globally, Janus Henderson forecasts a 7.3% increase in dividend payments in 2021.
One year after the anniversary of the start of global COVID-19 lockdowns, US dividend payments remained resilient, dropping just 0.4% to $127.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Globally, dividends were just 1.7% lower than the same period last year, a far more modest decline than in any of the preceding three quarters, all of which saw double-digit falls. Janus Henderson s index of dividends ended the quarter at 171.3, its lowest level since 2017, but growth is now likely.
Global government debts jumped by over a sixth in 2020 to a record $62.5 trillion
The worldâs governments took on eight yearsâ worth of borrowing in 2020 to fight the global pandemic, increasing their debts by over a sixth (17.4%), according to the first edition of Janus Hendersonâs Sovereign Debt Index. As eight in ten countries in the index slipped into recession, governments added $9.3 1 trillion to their tab. This is equivalent to one seventh (14.8%) of the worldâs GDP 2, a bigger slice than was needed to shore up the economy in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The worldâs government-debt tally ended the year at a record $62.5 trillion, almost four times its 1995 total (+273%) and equivalent to $13,050 per person 3.
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