Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - Recently, the capital market has continued to advance, with risk appetite being optimistic and exuberant. The interest rate cut trading has generally dominated the market, and most risk assets have closed higher. The VIX volatility index has dropped significantly and is operating at a historical low [7]. - Overseas, the resilience of inflation and the turmoil among Fed officials, along with Powell's remarks, have continuously disturbed the interest rate cut expectations. A September interest rate cut is almost certain, and the market has started to focus on the amplitude and speed of subsequent interest rate cuts [7]. - Globally, most major stock markets have closed higher. The US stocks have reached new all - time highs, and the A - shares have strongly risen, breaking through 3800 and reaching a 10 - year high. The BDI index has significantly declined, and the US Treasury yields and the US dollar index have both dropped. Non - US currencies have generally benefited, and the commodity trends have been divergent [7]. - In China, the "anti - involution" market has cooled down. The weakness of the real - end fundamental data has dampened the optimistic sentiment and the strong expectations of investors. However, the supply - side disturbances in key industries and varieties, and the implementation of relevant "anti - involution" industry policies have still caused ripples in the futures market [7]. Summary by Directory 1. Big - Asset Category - Overseas: Most major global stock markets have closed higher, the US stocks have reached new all - time highs, and the A - shares have strongly risen, breaking through 3800 and reaching a 10 - year high. The BDI index has significantly declined, the US Treasury yields and the US dollar index have both dropped, non - US currencies have generally benefited, and commodity trends have been divergent. Oil prices have rebounded, supporting the energy sector and driving relatively strong performance of internationally - priced commodities. The CRB index has closed higher on a weekly basis, and gold and copper have both risen [7][11]. - Domestic: The "anti - involution" market has cooled down. The domestic bond market has declined across the board, with near - term bonds being stronger than long - term bonds. The stock index has generally risen, and the commodity big - asset categories have shown mixed performance, with most closing lower. The stock market has a general upward trend, and both growth - style and value - style stock indices have performed strongly, with no obvious style differences. The market has stood above 3800, the market risk appetite has increased, and the trading sentiment has been active. The Wind commodity index has a weekly change of - 0.79%, with 2 out of 10 commodity big - asset category indices closing higher and 8 closing lower [7][11][16]. 2. Sector Express - The domestic bond market has declined across the board, with near - term bonds being stronger than long - term bonds. The stock index has generally risen, and the commodity big - asset categories have shown mixed performance, with most closing lower. The stock market has a general upward trend, and both growth - style and value - style stock indices have performed strongly, with no obvious style differences. The market has stood above 3800, the market risk appetite has increased, and the trading sentiment has been active. The domestic commodity big - asset categories have shown mixed performance, with the Wind commodity index having a weekly change of - 0.79%. Among the 10 commodity big - asset category indices, 2 have closed higher and 8 have closed lower, showing an internal - weak and external - strong style characteristic. The agricultural and sideline products sector has dropped significantly by - 4.28%, leading the decline. The coking coal, steel, and ore, and non - metallic building materials sectors have dropped by more than - 2%, followed closely. The energy and non - ferrous sectors have closed higher against the trend, and the other sectors have all closed lower [16]. 3. Fund Flow - Last week, the funds in the domestic commodity futures market have generally flowed out slightly. The agricultural and sideline products, soft commodities, and grain sectors have seen obvious fund inflows, while the non - metallic building materials, coking coal, steel, and ore, energy, oilseeds, non - ferrous, and precious metals sectors have seen obvious fund outflows [19]. 4. Variety Performance - In the past week, most domestic major commodity futures have closed lower. Among the specific commodity futures variety indices, the top - rising commodity futures varieties are TA, staple fiber, and bottle chips, while the top - falling commodity futures varieties are coking coal, ferrosilicon, and soda ash [24]. 5. Volatility Characteristics - Last week, the volatility of the international CRB commodity index has slightly increased, while the volatilities of the domestic Wind commodity index and the Nanhua commodity index have both slightly decreased. By sector, the volatilities of the commodity futures big - asset categories have shown mixed performance. The precious metals, coking coal, steel, and ore, and chemical sectors have seen slight volatility declines, while the non - ferrous and agricultural and sideline products sectors have seen the most obvious volatility increases [29]. 6. Data Tracking - Internationally, most major commodities have closed higher, with crude oil, soybeans, and corn rising. The BDI has dropped significantly. The trends of gold and silver have diverged, with the silver price rising and the gold price slightly falling, and the gold - silver ratio has declined [32]. - Domestically, the asphalt operating rate has fluctuated, the real - estate sales have been weakly bottom - seeking, the freight rates have continued to decline, and the short - term capital interest rates have risen first and then fallen, with the center of gravity rising [52]. 7. Macro Logic - The stock index has strongly risen and closed higher significantly, with valuations rising collectively and the risk premium ERP under pressure and falling [36]. - The commodity price index has oscillated higher, inflation expectations have rebounded, and the trends of expectations and reality have oscillated [45]. - The US Treasury yields have dropped significantly, with short - term bonds being weaker than long - term bonds. The term structure has a bullish steepening, the term spread has increased, the real interest rate has been under pressure, and the gold price has oscillated at a high level [61]. - The US high - frequency "recession indicator" has shown resilience. The impact of tariffs on the economy has become initially obvious, and the 10Y - 3M US Treasury spread has fluctuated around 0 [70]. 8. Fed Interest Rate Cut Expectations - The probability of a Fed interest rate cut in September has first decreased and then increased. There are expectations of further interest rate cuts in October or December, and the probability of a 50 - bp interest rate cut within the year is high. According to the CME's FedWatch tool, the probability of the Fed cutting interest rates by 25 bp to 4 - 4.25% in September is 82.9%, a slight decrease compared to 83.4% a week ago, but the probability has shown a trend of first falling and then rising within the week. The probability of further interest rate cuts in October or December is not high, and the probability of two 25 - bp interest rate cuts (50 bp in total) within the year is the highest, at around 47% [79]. 9. Impact of Powell's Speech - Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Annual Conference on August 22 has released obvious interest rate cut signals, triggering extensive market attention. After the speech, the three major US stock indices have collectively risen, the trading volume has increased, the US Treasury yields have significantly declined, the US dollar index has rapidly dropped, and the international gold price has significantly increased [88][90]. - The core content of Powell's speech includes an assessment of the current economic challenges and a revision of the monetary policy framework. In terms of economic challenges, the labor market is in a "fragile balance" with rising employment downward risks, economic growth has slowed down, inflation pressure exists, and policy - making faces challenges. In terms of the monetary policy framework, it has abandoned the focus on the effective lower bound (ELB), the average inflation target system (AIT), and the "employment shortfall" wording, and emphasized inflation expectation anchoring, conflict - goal balancing, and other aspects [92][104]. 10. Capital Flow Preference - Due to the weakening of the US dollar and the strong performance of the A - shares, funds are favoring RMB - denominated equity assets. The A - shares have strongly risen, breaking through 3800 and reaching a 10 - year high. Although the short - term market of the commodity futures has cooled down, the internal capital of the commodities has been flowing, and the hot sectors have been switching, always exploring investment opportunities around the "anti - involution" theme [8]. 11. This Week's Focus - A series of economic data releases and events are worth noting this week, including German and US economic data, central bank meetings and speeches, and corporate product launches [125].
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Guan Tong Qi Huo·2025-08-25 11:17