Dividend Futures Imply Slow Growth in 2020s Feb 21, 2020 Dividend Futures Imply Slow Growth in 2020s By Erik Norland, Senior Economist, CME Group Highlights Futures project an average of 1.7% growth in dividends per year in 2020s. Dividends to grow 5.6% in 2020 and 2.6% in 2021 before flatlining. Expectations for slow growth the likely cause for low dividends. Corporate earnings growth is steadily underperforming GDP. Read article Three Key Market Questions for 2020 Check out our latest whitepaper by Blu Putnam and Erik Norland discussing their economic outlook for the rest of 2020. Read more SEE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS