宏观与大宗商品周报-20250915

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - The capital market continues to advance, with risk appetite being optimistic and exuberant. Interest rate cut trading dominates the market, most risk assets close higher, and the VIX volatility index falls to a historical low [5]. - Overseas, the resilience of inflation and the weakening of employment data strengthen investors' expectations of an interest rate cut. A rate cut in September is almost certain, and the market is divided on whether it will be 25 or 50 basis points, as well as the subsequent magnitude and speed of rate cuts [5]. - In China, export data begins to weaken, inflation indicators show a more severe decline, and the "anti - involution" market continues [5]. - The domestic bond market mostly declines with a near - strong and far - weak pattern, the stock index generally rises, and the commodity sectors show mixed performance with most closing lower [6]. - Amid the dominance of interest rate cut trading, the loosening of liquidity supports the macro - level of the capital market. Risk assets perform well, and gold, as a safe - haven asset, makes a comeback. There are rotations in strength among different commodity sectors [7]. - Although the economic data in China is weak, the expectations are not bad. Liquidity loosening becomes a hotbed for risk assets, and RMB assets are attracting funds [7]. - The US stock market at a historical high will face the test of the September interest rate cut, and the risk of shifting from interest rate cut trading to recession trading is worth alerting [7]. Summary by Directory 1. Big - Category Assets - In the global market, major stock markets mostly close higher, the BDI index rises significantly, US Treasury yields and the US dollar index decline together, non - US currencies generally benefit, and commodity trends are divergent, with the CRB index rising weekly [5]. - In China, the export data weakens, inflation indicators decline, the bond market mostly declines with a near - strong and far - weak pattern, the stock index generally rises, and the commodity sectors show mixed performance with the Wind commodity index having a weekly change of 2.3%. Among the 10 commodity sector indices, 3 close higher and 7 close lower [5][6]. 2. Sector Express - The domestic bond market mostly declines with a near - strong and far - weak pattern, the stock index generally rises, and the commodity sectors show mixed performance with most closing lower. The growth - style stocks are more dominant, and the market risk appetite increases [14]. - The domestic commodity sectors show an internal - weak and external - strong style. Precious metals and non - ferrous metals rise together, driving the overall commodity market to close higher. The coal - coking - steel - ore sector closes slightly higher, while the chemical sector leads the decline with a fall of - 2.71%, followed by the oilseeds and grains sectors with a decline of over - 1% [6][14]. 3. Fund Flows - Last week, the commodity futures market saw a small overall inflow of funds. The energy, precious metals, and agricultural and sideline products sectors had obvious inflows, while the grains, non - ferrous metals, and chemical sectors had significant outflows [16]. 4. Variety Performance - In the past week, most domestic major commodity futures closed lower. The top - rising commodity futures varieties were Shanghai gold, Shanghai silver, and Shanghai aluminum, while the top - falling varieties were rubber, lithium carbonate, and low - sulfur fuel oil [21]. 5. Volatility Characteristics - Last week, the volatility of the international CRB commodity index dropped significantly, the volatility of the domestic Wind commodity index slightly decreased, and the Nanhua commodity index dropped significantly. Most commodity futures sectors saw a decline in volatility, with the energy, oilseeds, and agricultural and sideline products sectors having a large decline in volatility, while the non - ferrous metals, soft commodities, and grains sectors had a significant increase [25]. 6. Data Tracking - Internationally, most major commodities close higher, the BDI soars, copper and oil prices rise, soybeans close lower, gold and silver rise significantly together, the gold - silver ratio fluctuates under pressure, and the gold - oil ratio rises sharply [27]. - Domestically, the asphalt production rate rebounds rapidly, real estate sales continue to decline, freight rates continue to fall, and short - term capital interest rates fluctuate at a low level [42]. 7. Macro Logic - The stock index regains its upward momentum and closes significantly higher, the valuation fluctuates upwards, and the risk premium ERP falls under pressure [31][35]. - The commodity price index fluctuates upwards, inflation expectations decline, and there is a divergence between expectations and reality [36]. - The US Treasury yield shows a divergent pattern with a near - strong and far - weak trend, the term structure flattens, the term spread narrows, the real interest rate drops sharply, and the gold price rises strongly to a new high [45]. - The US high - frequency "recession indicator" weakens, the impact of tariffs on the economy becomes more obvious, and the 10Y - 3M Treasury yield spread turns negative again [49]. 8. Fed Interest Rate Cut Expectations - The Fed is expected to start an interest rate cut in September, and may continue to cut rates in October or December. There is a high probability of a 75 - basis - point rate cut within the year [53]. 9. US Economic Data - US employment data falls short of expectations, and the labor market begins to weaken. In August, the number of new non - farm jobs was 22,000, and the unemployment rate was 4.3%, rising for the second consecutive month [57][58]. - US CPI data rebounds further, generally in line with market expectations. In August, the CPI rose 2.9% year - on - year and 0.4% month - on - month, and the core CPI rose 3.1% year - on - year and 0.3% month - on - month [63][64]. 10. China's August Macroeconomic Data - Industrial added value in August increased by 5.2% year - on - year and 0.37% month - on - month. From January to August, it increased by 6.2% year - on - year [70]. - The average urban survey unemployment rate from January to August was 5.2%. In August, it was 5.3%, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month [71]. - In August, the CPI decreased by 0.4% year - on - year and remained flat month - on - month, and the PPI decreased by 2.9% year - on - year with the decline narrowing [72]. - In August, total retail sales of consumer goods were 3,966.8 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 3.4%. From January to August, the total was 32,390.6 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 4.6% [81]. - From January to August, national fixed - asset investment (excluding rural households) was 32,611.1 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 0.5%. Real estate development investment decreased by 12.9% [82]. - In August, the total value of goods imports and exports was 3,874.4 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 3.5%. From January to August, the total was 29,569.6 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 3.5% [83]. 11. This Week's Focus - Monday (September 15): China releases a series of August economic data, and the US releases the September New York Fed Manufacturing Index. - Tuesday (September 16): The eurozone releases the September ZEW Economic Sentiment Index, and the US releases August retail sales data. - Wednesday (September 17): The US releases August new housing starts and building permit totals, and the Bank of Canada announces its interest rate decision. - Thursday (September 18): The Fed FOMC announces its interest rate decision and economic outlook summary, Fed Chairman Powell holds a monetary policy press conference, the Central Bank of Brazil announces its interest rate decision, the Bank of England announces its interest rate decision, and Meta holds the Connect conference. - Friday (September 19): The Bank of Japan announces its interest rate decision [93].