债券周报：存款利率调降对债市影响的三个维度-20250525

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided in the content regarding the report industry investment rating. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The transmission path from policy rates to deposit rate cuts is in line with expectations, but the adjustment amplitude of deposit rates exceeds expectations, which helps banks reduce liability costs [1][17]. - From three dimensions, the impact of deposit rate cuts on the bond market is complex. The decline in medium - and long - term bank liability costs may be beneficial for bond allocation, but there may be disturbances in the short - term due to deposit migration, and the impact on other fixed - income investors varies [2]. - The current deposit rate cuts may not bring significant positive effects to the bond market as the market has already priced in factors such as loose funds and declining bank liability costs. The bond market is in a narrow - range shock, with multiple long and short factors intertwined [3]. - The trading cost - effectiveness of 10 - year Treasury bonds above 1.7% is emerging, and attention should be paid to positive carry varieties for coupon payments, while more caution is needed for ultra - long - term bonds [4]. 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents I. Three Dimensions of the Impact of Deposit Rate Cuts on the Bond Market (1) The transmission path from policy rates to deposit rate cuts is in line with expectations - On May 20, major banks experienced the seventh round of deposit rate cuts. The policy transmission path of OMO policy rate - 1 - year LPR - deposit listing rate is clear [1]. - The adjustment amplitude of deposit rates exceeds expectations. The long - end deposit listing rate is still lowered by about 25bp, and the decline in the bank deposit self - regulatory ceiling is generally higher than that of the listing rate [1][17]. - The reason is that banks still face great pressure on net interest margins, and larger deposit rate cuts help reduce bank liability costs [1][20]. (2) Three dimensions to view the impact of deposit rate cuts on the bond market - Asset side: The decline in medium - and long - term bank liability costs may exceed 10bp, which is beneficial for removing constraints on bank bond allocation. The decline in long - end deposit rates and the proportion of general deposits contribute to this decline [2][21]. - Liability side: In the short term, there may be a phenomenon of deposit migration to non - banks after the deposit listing rate is cut, increasing bank liability pressure and disturbing the bond market. The outflow scale of M1 in the month of deposit rate cuts and the following two months is about 1 trillion [2][27]. - For other fixed - income investors: The yield of insurance's available - to - invest assets (general time deposits) decreases, while the impact on bank wealth management, which mainly invests in non - bank deposits and inter - bank certificates of deposit, is controllable [2]. - Overall, the positive impact of the decline in liability costs on the bond market needs time to materialize, and the current deposit rate cuts may not bring significant positive effects. Short - term focus should be on liability outflow pressure, especially the pricing of certificates of deposit and the growth of wealth management scale [29][33]. II. Bond Market Strategy: Trading Cost - Effectiveness Above 1.7% Emerges, Focus on Positive Carry Varieties for Coupon Payments (1) Bond market shock, with multiple long and short factors intertwined - Short - term capital price: After the deposit rate cut, the capital price is expected to remain stable. DR007 may continue to be 10 - 20bp higher than the policy rate, and the short - term capital price may fluctuate around 1.5 - 1.6% [3][39]. - Positive factors: The domestic economy enters the off - season in the second quarter, with weakening high - frequency indicators in investment and real estate. Uncertainties in Sino - US trade negotiations may affect economic data, and the central bank may restart Treasury bond purchases [3]. - Negative factors: The "rush to export" effect in May may boost second - quarter data, and the stock - bond seesaw effect may suppress the bond market due to the high risk appetite in the equity market [3]. - Summary: The short - term capital price may remain stable, but there are still many uncertainties in the bond market, making it difficult to determine trends, and the bond market is likely to continue to fluctuate [3]. (2) Operation strategy: Trading cost - effectiveness above 1.7% emerges, focus on positive carry varieties for coupon payments - 10 - year Treasury bonds: The core pricing range of 10 - year Treasury bonds has changed, and above 1.7%, they gradually have trading cost - effectiveness and can be considered for allocation as the yield rises [4][65]. - Ultra - long - term bonds: 30 - year Treasury bonds and other ultra - long - term bonds still need to wait for opportunities. The supply - demand pattern of long - term bonds is unfavorable, and short - term positive factors are not clear [4][66]. - Operation suggestions: Focus on positive carry varieties. Bonds such as 7.5 - 9.5 - year Treasury bonds, 5.5 - year China Development Bank bonds, etc., which were negative carry last week and have become positive carry this week, can be focused on [4][71]. III. Review of the Interest - Bearing Bond Market: Deposit Rate Cuts Implemented, Bond Market in Narrow - Range Shock - Funding situation: The central bank's OMO has turned to net investment, and the funding situation is balanced and loose. The weighted price of DR007 has dropped to around 1.59%, and major banks may issue inter - bank certificates of deposit at higher prices to make up for the liability gap [10][11]. - Primary issuance: The net financing of Treasury bonds and local bonds has decreased, while the net financing of policy - bank bonds and inter - bank certificates of deposit has increased [7]. - Benchmark changes: The term spread of Treasury bonds has widened, and the term spread of China Development Bank bonds has narrowed [7].