2025年12月金融数据点评：资金活化放缓，结构性降息落地

Monetary Supply and Financing - The growth rate of total social financing (TSF) in December 2025 was 8.3%, a slight decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous value of 8.5%[1] - M2 growth rate increased to 8.5% in December 2025, up from 8.0% in November[1] - M1 growth rate fell to 3.8%, down from 4.9% in the previous month, indicating a slowdown in active funds[1] - The "scissors difference" between M2 and M1 expanded to 4.7%, compared to 3.1% in November, marking the highest level since June 2025[3] Loan and Deposit Trends - New RMB loans in December 2025 amounted to approximately 0.91 trillion yuan, significantly higher than November's 0.39 trillion yuan, but still down by 800 billion yuan year-on-year[2] - Total new deposits rose to 1.68 trillion yuan in December 2025, up from 1.41 trillion yuan in November, with a year-end deposit balance of 328.64 trillion yuan, reflecting an 8.7% year-on-year growth[2] - The proportion of RMB loans to the total social financing stock decreased to 60.7%, down 1.1 percentage points year-on-year, indicating a shift towards direct financing channels[2] Policy Adjustments and Economic Outlook - On January 15, 2026, the People's Bank of China announced a 0.25 percentage point reduction in various structural monetary policy tool rates, aimed at lowering financing costs in key sectors[3] - The central bank's actions are expected to maintain a loose monetary environment, with further room for rate cuts and reserve requirement ratio reductions anticipated in 2026[4] - The focus of monetary policy is shifting towards targeted support for specific sectors, such as technology innovation and private enterprises, rather than broad-based easing[4]