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利率周报:9月持续看多债市-20250831
Hua Yuan Zheng Quan·2025-08-31 10:33
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The report is bullish on the bond market in September [1][2][4][10][80] 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - In July 2025, the profits of industrial enterprises in China showed marginal improvement, possibly related to the low base, but overall pressure remained. Manufacturing profits were the core driving force, with raw material manufacturing profits turning from decline to growth, and industries like steel and petroleum processing turning profitable, reflecting the stabilization of commodity prices and the effectiveness of supply - side reform [2][10][11][80] - The bond market may be suppressed by sentiment in the short term, but the report is consistently bullish on the bond market in September. The increasing economic downward pressure in the second half of the year, continuous central bank easing, and bank self - operated allocation demand will support the bond market. The peak of net government bond issuance this year has passed, and after September, the net issuance of government bonds may not exceed 25% of the annual plan, presenting a repair window for interest - rate bonds [2][4][10][80] 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 Macro News - In July 2025, the operating income of large - scale industrial enterprises increased by 0.9% year - on - year, and 2.3% from January to July. The profits of large - scale industrial enterprises decreased by 1.5% year - on - year in July, with the decline narrowing by 2.8 pct compared to June. From January to July, profits decreased by 1.7% year - on - year, with the decline narrowing by 0.1 pct compared to the first half of the year. Manufacturing profits increased by 6.8% year - on - year in July, accelerating by 5.4 pct compared to June [11] - On August 28, the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting High - quality Urban Development" was released, proposing to systematically promote the construction of "good houses" and complete communities [13] - On August 25 (Eastern Time), US President Trump announced the dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Market bets on the Fed's policy easing continued to heat up, with traders expecting an over 80% probability of a rate cut in September [14] 3.2 Medium - term High - frequency Data 3.2.1 Consumption: Moderate Growth - As of August 24, the daily average retail volume of passenger car manufacturers was 60,000 vehicles, a year - on - year increase of 5.9%, and the daily average wholesale volume was 71,000 vehicles, a year - on - year increase of 2.0%. As of August 28, the total national movie box office revenue in the past 7 days was 976.06 million yuan, a year - on - year increase of 16.3% [15] 3.2.2 Transportation: Continued Activity - As of August 24, the container throughput of ports was 6.775 million twenty - foot equivalent units, a year - on - year increase of 14.8%. The postal express pick - up volume was 3.7 billion pieces, a year - on - year increase of 12.0%. The railway freight volume was 8.0868 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 5.5%, and the highway truck traffic volume was 5.5185 million vehicles, a year - on - year increase of 3.3% [22][23][29] 3.2.3 Operating Rates: Slight Monthly Decline but Year - on - Year Growth in the Infrastructure Chain - As of August 27, the blast furnace operating rate of major steel enterprises was 77.3%, a year - on - year increase of 2.8 pct. As of August 28, the average asphalt operating rate was 24.0%, a year - on - year increase of 1.0 pct [32] 3.2.4 Real Estate: Persistent Downturn - As of August 29, the total commercial housing transaction area in 30 large and medium - sized cities in the past 7 days was 1.889 million square meters, a year - on - year increase of 3.7% [40] 3.2.5 Prices: Differentiated - As of August 29, the average pork wholesale price was 20.0 yuan/kg, a year - on - year decrease of 27.4% and a 2.7% decrease compared to four weeks ago. The average vegetable wholesale price was 4.9 yuan/kg, a year - on - year decrease of 19.2% and an 11.1% increase compared to four weeks ago. The average spot price of iron ore was 791.5 yuan/ton, a year - on - year increase of 4.3% and a 0.2% increase compared to four weeks ago [45][51] 3.3 Bond and Foreign Exchange Markets: Loose Funds, Slight Differentiation in the Bond Market - On August 29, overnight Shibor was 1.33%, down 2.50 BP from August 25. The yields of 1 - year/5 - year/10 - year/30 - year government bonds were 1.37%/1.63%/1.84%/2.14% respectively, with changes of - 1.1BP/ - 0.3BP/+5.7BP/+6.0BP compared to August 22 [56][61] 3.4 Institutional Behavior: Continuous Decline in the Duration of Medium - and Long - Term Bond Funds for Interest - Rate Bonds - As of August 29, the estimated average duration of medium - and long - term interest - rate bond funds was about 5.1 years, a decrease of about 0.04 years compared to August 22. The estimated average duration of credit bond funds was about 2.8 years, a decrease of about 0.01 years compared to August 22 [76][77] 3.5 Investment Recommendations - The report is bullish on the bond market in September. The economic downward pressure in the second half of the year, central bank easing, and bank self - operated allocation demand will support the bond market. The report expects the 10Y government bond yield to be between 1.6% - 1.8% in the second half of the year, and believes that the current 10Y government bond is highly cost - effective. It is expected that the 10Y government bond yield will return to around 1.65% in the next six months, and the 5Y secondary capital bonds of national joint - stock banks will fall below 1.9%. Investors should cherish 5Y capital bonds with yields above 2% and 30Y government bonds [4][10][80]