财经早报：7月15日

Group 1: Financial Regulation and Market Developments - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued an opinion on strengthening financial trial work, emphasizing the need to punish market manipulation, insider trading, illegal fundraising, loan fraud, and money laundering to promote healthy financial market development [2] - The People's Bank of China, along with financial regulatory authorities, released the "Green Finance Support Project Directory (2025 Edition)" to enhance liquidity in the green finance market and improve asset management efficiency [2] - As of June, the broad money supply (M2) in China reached 330.29 trillion yuan, growing by 8.3% year-on-year, while the narrow money supply (M1) was 113.95 trillion yuan, up by 4.6% [2] Group 2: Trade and Economic Relations - China's total goods trade import and export reached 21.79 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%, with exports at 13 trillion yuan, up 7.2%, and imports at 8.79 trillion yuan, down 2.7% [2] - The EU is prepared to impose additional tariffs on US imports worth 720 billion euros (approximately 840 billion USD) if trade negotiations fail, as EU member states consider the US tariff threats "absolutely unacceptable" [3] Group 3: Corporate Performance and Forecasts - Several listed securities firms, including Guotai Junan, reported significant year-on-year profit growth for the first half of 2025, with Guotai Junan expected to achieve a net profit of 15.283 billion to 15.957 billion yuan, representing a growth of 205% to 218% [7] - Tianqi Lithium Industries forecasted a net profit of 0 to 15.5 million yuan for the first half of 2025, recovering from a loss of 5.206 billion yuan in the same period last year, driven by improved investment income and currency exchange gains [7]