2025年12月金融数据点评：如何解读12月金融数据？

Group 1: Investment Rating of the Report - No information provided regarding the industry investment rating Group 2: Core Views of the Report - Credit demand remains weak, with new loans in December slightly lower year-on-year. Personal loans decreased by 916 million yuan, and corporate loans increased by 1.07 trillion yuan. Personal short-term loans decreased by 1023 million yuan, and personal long-term loans increased by 100 million yuan, indicating weak consumer and mortgage credit demand. Corporate short-term loans increased by 370 billion yuan, corporate long-term loans increased by 330 billion yuan, and bill financing increased by 350 billion yuan, suggesting the use of corporate short-term loans and bill financing to boost credit scale [2]. - The growth rate of M1 continued to decline. The new - caliber M1 growth rate at the end of December was 3.8%, down 1.1 percentage points from the end of last month. The M1 growth rate has been falling since the end of September. The M2 growth rate at the end of December was 8.5%, up 0.5 percentage points from the end of last month [2]. - The social financing growth rate continued to decline in December, and it may continue to fall in 2026. The social financing increment in December was 2.21 trillion yuan, significantly lower than the same period last year. The shortfall mainly came from the net financing of government bonds. It is expected that new loans (in the social financing caliber) will slightly decrease year - on - year in 2026, the net financing of government bonds will expand, the increment of social financing will be similar year - on - year, and the social financing growth rate will slightly decline to about 7.4% by the end of 2026 [2]. - Pay attention to the coupon of 3 - 5Y capital bonds and seize the opportunity of long - bond trading. Since the second half of 2025, the bond market has often deviated from the fundamentals and is mainly driven by institutional behavior. It is expected that the wealth management scale will increase by more than 3 trillion yuan in 2026, and wealth management will significantly increase the allocation of credit bonds with a remaining maturity of less than 3 years and 5Y credit bonds. The decline in bank liability costs will support government bonds within 10Y. It is recommended to allocate 3 - 5Y capital bonds for coupons, trade long - bonds, and explore multi - asset opportunities [2]. Group 3: Summary by Related Catalogs Credit Situation - In December, due to weak credit demand, new loans were lower year - on - year. Personal loans decreased, and corporate loans increased. Personal short - term and long - term loans both decreased significantly year - on - year, while corporate short - term loans, long - term loans, and bill financing were used to boost credit scale. Credit demand may be weak in the long term due to factors such as fiscal policy and industry over - capacity [2]. M1 and M2 Situation - The new - caliber M1 growth rate at the end of December was 3.8%, down 1.1 percentage points from the end of last month, and it has been falling since September. The M1 growth rate rose from January to September due to factors such as the stock market recovery and a lower base, but it declined significantly in Q4 as the base returned to normal. The M2 growth rate at the end of December was 8.5%, up 0.5 percentage points from the end of last month [2]. Social Financing Situation - The social financing increment in December was 2.21 trillion yuan, lower than 2.85 trillion yuan in December 2024. The shortfall mainly came from government bond net financing. The social financing growth rate at the end of December decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 8.3%. It is expected that the social financing growth rate will slightly decline to about 7.4% by the end of 2026 [2]. Bond Investment Suggestion - Since the second half of 2025, the bond market has been mainly influenced by institutional behavior. The growth of wealth management scale will support credit bonds within 3Y, and the decline in bank liability costs will support government bonds within 10Y. It is recommended to allocate 3 - 5Y capital bonds for coupons, trade long - bonds, and explore multi - asset opportunities. The yield of the active 30Y Treasury bond is expected to slowly return to about 2.2% in the first quarter [2].