After four months of the coronavirus recession, July 2020 saw significant improvements for dividend-paying firms in the U.S. stock market.
That improvement can be summarized in our chart visualizing the combined total of dividend cuts and suspensions from January 2004 through July 2020, where we find that figure has dropped below levels that have been consistent with what we've observed in previous periods associated with recessionary conditions being present in the U.S. economy.
There are also signs that the coronavirus-related distress within the U.S. economy is continuing, which can be seen in our chart showing