海外经济跟踪周报20250720：降息预期下降-20250720

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report The report analyzes the overseas market from July 14 - July 18, 2025, including market performance, policy news, and economic fundamentals. The market's expectation of interest rate cuts has decreased due to factors like better - than - expected economic data. Trump's policies have impacts on trade, stablecoin, and government spending. The overseas economy shows mixed trends in different aspects such as overall sentiment, employment, demand, and production [1][2][3]. 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Overseas Market One - Week Review - Equity Market: US stocks' three major indices showed different trends, with the Nasdaq performing well. Factors influencing US stocks include decreased interest - rate cut expectations, the signing of the stablecoin bill, and the approval of H20 chip sales to China. As of July 18, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 0.59% and 1.51% respectively, while the Dow fell 0.07%. Some international indices also had gains [10]. - Foreign Exchange: The US dollar continued to rebound. Retail sales being better than expected, initial jobless claims lower than expected, and the June CPI showing tariff impacts led to a decrease in interest - rate cut expectations. As of July 18, the US dollar index rose 0.60%, and the euro, yen, and RMB depreciated against the US dollar [10]. - Interest Rates: US Treasury bonds fluctuated within a narrow range. After the release of CPI, retail sales, and jobless claims data, Treasury yields rose, but fell on Friday due to Fed Governor Waller's dovish remarks. As of July 18, the 2Y Treasury yield fell 2bp, and the 10Y rose 1bp [11]. - Commodities: Crude oil, gold, and silver prices declined. Market risk - aversion sentiment decreased, and Trump's sanctions on Russia did not include new energy - export restrictions. As of July 18, COMEX gold and silver fell 0.31% and 1.75% respectively, and WTI crude oil fell 2.11% [11]. 3.2 Overseas Policy and News 3.2.1 Overseas Central Bank Dynamics - Fed officials had different stances. Waller continued to be dovish, while Collins and Bostic were hawkish. The market's expectation of interest rate cuts cooled. As of July 19, the probability of a rate cut by September was 52.9% (down from 60.3% a week ago), and the expected number of rate cuts in 2025 was 1.82 (down from 2.01 a week ago) [2][29]. - The Fed's Beige Book showed that manufacturing activity declined slightly, corporate recruitment was cautious, and the economic outlook was neutral to slightly pessimistic [29]. 3.2.2 Trump Policy Tracking - Trade: The US government approved the sale of NVIDIA H20 chips to China, and Trump was optimistic about reaching an agreement on illegal drugs with Beijing. Trump announced an agreement with Indonesia, aiming to reduce the trade deficit. He also mentioned the possibility of imposing tariffs "slightly above 10%" on smaller trading partners [35]. - Stablecoin: Trump signed the "Genius Act" to establish a regulatory framework for US stablecoins, marking the implementation of stablecoin regulatory legislation [38]. - Government Lay - offs and Expenditure Cuts: The US Supreme Court allowed large - scale lay - offs in the Department of Education. The government also cancelled federal aid for the California high - speed rail project and a Massachusetts highway project [38]. 3.3 Overseas Economic Fundamental High - Frequency Tracking 3.3.1 Overall Sentiment - Bloomberg's median forecast showed that the probability of a US recession was 35% and that of the eurozone was 30%, both unchanged from a week ago. Polymarket's bet on a 2025 US recession decreased to 18% from 20% a week ago [43]. - The US and German weekly economic activity indices decreased. The New York Fed's Nowcast model raised Q2 and Q3 GDP growth expectations, while the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model lowered the Q2 expectation [44][48]. 3.3.2 Employment The number of initial jobless claims decreased for the fifth consecutive week. As of July 12, it was 22.1 million, lower than the expected 23.3 million [53]. 3.3.3 Demand - Retail sales were stable. The red - book commercial retail sales annual rate was 5.2% as of July 12. Airport security check - in numbers were higher than the previous year, and railway transportation volume rebounded [57]. - The real - estate market activity declined. The 30 - year mortgage fixed - rate rose, and mortgage application activities decreased [57]. 3.3.4 Production The US production side remained stable. As of July 12, the crude - steel capacity utilization rate was 78.7%, and the crude - steel output was 178.3 million short tons, both higher than the previous year. The refinery capacity utilization rate was 93.9% [63]. 3.3.5 Shipping International freight indicators showed mixed trends. The Baltic Dry Index, Panamax Freight Index, and Capesize Freight Index rose, while the Drewry World Container Freight Index (WCI) and some China - related container freight indices fell [66]. 3.3.6 Price US retail gasoline prices fell. The 1 - year and 2 - year inflation swaps rose, indicating an increase in inflation expectations [70]. 3.3.7 Financial Conditions The US financial pressure slightly increased. The OFR US Financial Stress Index rose, the CCC high - yield bond credit spread was basically flat, and the SOFR - ON RRP spread widened [72]. 3.4 Next Week's Overseas Important Event Reminders Next week (July 21 - July 25, 2025), key events include the ECB's interest - rate meeting (market expects a pause in rate cuts), the preliminary PMI values of the eurozone and US manufacturing and service sectors, US durable goods orders, and US second - hand and new home sales [77].