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SINOLINK SECURITIES·2025-08-03 09:14

Group 1: Commodity Market Trends - In July, commodity futures prices surged significantly, with polysilicon leading the trend, rising by 15.5% in the second week[4] - By the last week of July, the "anti-involution" trading cooled down, leading to declines in previously surging commodities, with coking coal, lithium carbonate, and industrial silicon dropping by 21.2%, 13.7%, and 12.2% respectively[4][5] - Glass prices increased by 26.2% in the third week but fell by 11.6% in the last week of July[5] Group 2: Economic Indicators - The PMI for July decreased by 0.4 percentage points to 49.3%, indicating a decline in economic sentiment compared to June[6] - PPI is estimated to have a year-on-year growth rate of approximately -3.3%, slightly better than June's -3.6%[6] - Retail sales growth is projected to be around 4.6%, while industrial added value is expected to grow by 5.8% year-on-year[6][7] Group 3: Trade and Tariff Impacts - The upcoming "reciprocal tariffs" set to take effect in August will significantly increase compared to May's rates, impacting trade dynamics[10][11] - The highest tariff rate of 10% will apply to allies, while countries like Canada and Mexico will face tariffs of 35% and 25% respectively[9][11] - China's exports to the U.S. are expected to decline due to high tariffs, with overall export growth stabilizing at around 4.3%[6][10] Group 4: Government Debt and Financing - In July, government bond issuance slightly decreased to 2.4 trillion yuan from 2.8 trillion yuan, with net financing of 1.25 trillion yuan[12] - The cumulative net financing scale of government bonds reached 9.0 trillion yuan by the end of July, with an issuance progress of 65.3% for the year[12]