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Report Industry Investment Rating The document does not provide the industry investment rating. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The central bank's bond purchase is approaching, which is conducive to the sustainability of fiscal expansion and may be implemented in Q4 or even October. - The early issuance of replacement bonds in Q4 is not the baseline expectation. If it happens, the probability of the central bank restarting bond purchases will increase. - The significance of the inflection point of social financing has declined, but the pressure on the fundamentals will gradually emerge, which will bring some support to the bond market. - At the current position, there is no need to be overly pessimistic about bonds. In the short - term, investors can play the rebound and wait for the central bank's bond purchase to be implemented later. [2][3] Summary According to the Directory 1. The central bank's bond purchase is conducive to the sustainability of fiscal expansion - The net supply of government bonds has been increasing, with a 3 - year compound growth rate of 24% from 2022 - 2025, and the proportion of bond interest payments in fiscal expenditure has reached 4.5% in 2024. Future government bond issuance is likely to remain high. - Commercial banks' ability to absorb government bonds has declined, leading to frequent "flying" in the primary issuance of government bonds this year. - Low - interest rates are crucial for fiscal sustainability. In Japan, lower interest rates have supported continuous fiscal expansion. In China, a 10BP increase in bond issuance interest rates in 2025 would increase fiscal interest payments by 22.6 billion, and a 10BP increase in the average cost of existing debt could lead to an increase in interest - payment costs of over 100 billion. [8][9][13] 2. The central bank's recent measures to improve bond market liquidity may be preparations before bond purchases - The second meeting of the joint working group of the Ministry of Finance and the central bank in early September is regarded as a signal for the central bank to restart bond purchases. - The central bank may want to improve the bond market infrastructure first to reduce the impact of its bond - buying behavior on the yield curve. - In July, the central bank proposed to cancel the freeze on collateral for bond repurchases, and on September 12, the China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd. and the National Inter - bank Funding Center announced a centralized bond lending business, which may increase market liquidity. The central bank may restart bond purchases in Q4 or even October. [20][27][29] 3. The early issuance of replacement bonds in Q4 is not the baseline expectation. If it happens, the probability of the central bank restarting bond purchases will further increase - The statement of "pre - allocating part of the new local government debt quota for 2026 and using the debt - resolution quota earlier" does not necessarily mean the early issuance of 2 trillion replacement bonds in Q4. The new debt quota mentioned may refer to 80 billion of new local special bonds for debt resolution, and early allocation of this quota has been a common practice since 2019. - It is estimated that the average monthly net financing of government bonds in Q4 is about 633.5 billion. Unless there is a significant decrease in fiscal deposits in September, the early issuance of replacement bonds in Q4 is not the baseline expectation. Even if they are issued early, the central bank is likely to take measures to maintain liquidity, increasing the probability of bond purchases in Q4. [30][35][39] 4. The significance of the inflection point of social financing has declined, but the pressure on the fundamentals will gradually emerge - In August, the new social financing was 256.93 billion, slightly higher than expected but with a year - on - year decrease. Credit and government bonds were the main drags. The social financing growth rate dropped to 8.8%. - The significance of the social financing inflection point has decreased since 2021 due to the weakening impact of the real - estate cycle. However, the pressure on the fundamentals is increasing, as shown by weak export and inflation data in August and slow improvement in high - frequency data such as real - estate sales and construction - related indicators. This may support the bond market. [40][48] 5. At the current position, there is no need to be overly pessimistic about bonds. In the short - term, play the rebound and wait for the central bank's bond purchase to be implemented later - Although the bond market may face external disturbances such as the implementation of the redemption - fee new rule and the adjustment of the tax - exemption policy for public - fund dividends, after the 10 - year government bond yield reached 1.83%, panic has been largely released. - The large - scale buying by the allocation portfolio last week indicates that the interest rate may have reached the top. - It is recommended to play the short - term interest - rate rebound, keep a neutral position, and reserve funds for further investment. 3 - 5 - year policy - financial bonds and secondary bonds have increased in allocation value, while long - term bonds may be affected by the equity market and should be watched in the short - term. [49][52]