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债市日报:8月25日
Xin Hua Cai Jing·2025-08-25 08:36

Core Viewpoint - The bond market showed signs of recovery on August 25, with government bond futures rising across the board and interbank bond yields gradually decreasing, indicating a cautious but optimistic outlook for bond investments during a slow bull market in equities [1][2][7]. Market Performance - Government bond futures closed significantly higher, with the 30-year main contract up by 0.78%, the 10-year main contract up by 0.27%, the 5-year main contract up by 0.15%, and the 2-year main contract up by 0.10% [2]. - The interbank bond yields saw a downward trend, with the 30-year government bond yield decreasing by 3.5 basis points to 2.0025%, and the 10-year government bond yield down by 2 basis points to 1.765% [2]. Fund Flow - The People's Bank of China conducted a 288.4 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation at a fixed rate of 1.40%, resulting in a net injection of 21.9 billion yuan for the day [5]. - The central bank also announced a 600 billion yuan Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) operation, indicating a net injection of 300 billion yuan for August, marking the sixth consecutive month of increased MLF operations [5]. Institutional Insights - Huatai Securities maintains a view that investors should prioritize equities over convertible bonds, while also suggesting that the current market conditions allow for strategic bond investments to enhance portfolio returns [7]. - CITIC Securities emphasizes that the bond market can still provide positive returns even during equity market uptrends, suggesting a strategy of capitalizing on bond rebounds during equity market corrections [7]. - Shenwan Hongyuan highlights that while leverage has decreased, risks remain, and the crowded trading environment in the bond market necessitates a cautious approach [7].