新华财经早报：4月14日

Group 1: Economic Data - In the first quarter, China's RMB loans increased by 9.78 trillion yuan, with a notable credit structure and historically low loan rates supporting the real economy [1][6] - As of the end of March, the total social financing stock in China was 422.96 trillion yuan, growing by 8.4% year-on-year, with a cumulative increase of 15.18 trillion yuan in the first quarter, which is 2.37 trillion yuan more than the same period last year [1][6] - The broad money supply (M2) reached 326.06 trillion yuan, up 7% year-on-year, while the narrow money supply (M1) was 113.49 trillion yuan, increasing by 1.6% [1][6] Group 2: Corporate Announcements - China Pacific Insurance expects a net profit of 11.652 billion to 13.445 billion yuan in the first quarter, representing a year-on-year growth of 30% to 50% [4] - Jiangling Motors plans to repurchase A-shares worth 150 million to 200 million yuan [4] - Infinitus intends to repurchase A-shares valued at 50 million to 100 million yuan [4] - Zhenyu Technology forecasts a net profit of 255 million yuan for 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 495.9% [4] Group 3: Trade and Transportation - In the first quarter, China's national railways transported 970 million tons of goods, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%, with an average of 179,000 cars loaded daily, up 4.2% [1][6] - The China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group announced the launch of a regular freight train service from Chengdu to Central Asia, which will run weekly starting April 13 [1][6]