VettaFi Advisor Perspectives: Are Buybacks Back? 2024 Showing Improvement After Hitting a Low Last Year

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After falling to their lowest level last year (in Wall Street Horizon's eight years of data), the total number of announced global corporate buybacks has been improving throughout 2024. Higher borrowing costs and recession fears have a tendency to lead US corporations to hoard cash rather than allocate it to stock repurchase programs, which have been popular in the last decade. However, as the Fed begins to lower interest rates and the economy remains strong, certain companies are starting to spend again.