央行强化“滴灌”，结构性政策工具量增价降

Group 1 - The central bank announced a set of ten financial policies aimed at stabilizing the market and expectations, including a 0.5 percentage point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio and a 0.1 percentage point cut in policy interest rates, which is expected to provide approximately 1 trillion yuan in long-term liquidity to the market [2][4][6] - The policy measures are a continuation of last year's "9.24 policy package" and are designed to address the challenges posed by rising tariffs and the need to boost domestic demand [3][4] - The manufacturing PMI fell to 49.0% in April, indicating a contraction, with export new orders dropping to their lowest level of 44.7% in 2023, highlighting the impact of external demand on domestic economic stability [4][5] Group 2 - The reduction in the reserve requirement ratio will lower the average reserve requirement from 6.6% to 6.2%, which is expected to reduce financing costs for financial institutions and enhance their ability to support the real economy [7][9] - The policy interest rate cut is anticipated to lower the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) by about 0.1 percentage points, which will subsequently reduce the cost of housing loans and potentially boost consumer spending [10][11] - The adjustment of housing provident fund loan rates aims to align them with commercial loan rates, thereby enhancing the affordability of housing loans and supporting consumer demand [11][12] Group 3 - The financial policies also focus on stabilizing the capital market, with measures to optimize monetary policy tools and support the Central Huijin Investment Company in maintaining market stability [14] - The bond market showed a steepening yield curve, indicating a more reasonable liquidity environment, while the stock market reacted positively to the policy announcements [15][14] - Analysts predict that the central bank may continue to implement further interest rate cuts and reserve requirement reductions throughout the year, with an expected total policy interest rate cut of 0.6 percentage points for the year [16][16]