Market Committee: Record Highs and Stock Prices

market committee: On the other hand, U.S. stock prices are near record highs, according to Market Watch. So a prudent strategy for dividend investors might be to scour the U.S. for underperforming shares of companies that generate enough cash to cover payouts. The U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank and other central banks around the world are in loosening mode, which is pushing down interest rates and inadvertently hurting income investors. Fed frenzy Investors are convinced the Federal Open Market Committee will start a new round of interest-rate cuts as early as July 31. As absurd as that might seem, especially when developed economies aren't in recession, this type of craven monetary policy has gone mainstream. There has been plenty of discussion in the financial media about the Fed needing to compete with other central banks, whose policies have led to 13 trillion in bonds with negative yields. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.