0924：美财长罕见批评联储主席，芯片再掀涨停潮！

Group 1 - The U.S. Treasury Secretary, Becerra, publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, criticizing the lack of a clear agenda for interest rate cuts, highlighting increasing divergence between the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve on monetary policy [3] - Becerra stated that current interest rates are "restrictively high" and need to be lowered, expressing surprise that Powell did not signal at least a 100 to 150 basis point cut by year-end [3] - Powell's remarks indicated that stock market valuations are "quite high," and he reiterated the dual challenges of rising inflation and declining employment, without clearly stating whether there would be a rate cut in October [6] Group 2 - According to CME's "FedWatch," the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates in October is 7%, while the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 93% [6] - For December, the probability of maintaining rates is 1.3%, with a cumulative 25 basis point cut probability of 22.5% and a 50 basis point cut probability of 76.2% [6][7] - The market currently anticipates that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points in both October and December, indicating a total potential cut of 50 basis points for the year [7] Group 3 - A-shares experienced a significant rally, with all major indices closing higher, and the ChiNext index rising over 2%, driven by a surge in semiconductor stocks and new energy shares [8] - The total market turnover exceeded 2.34 trillion, with a decrease of nearly 170 billion compared to the previous trading day [7] - Notable stocks included Alibaba, which surged nearly 10%, reaching its highest level since August 2021, and semiconductor stocks like SMIC hitting historical highs [8]