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Group 1: Report's Investment Rating - No information about the industry investment rating is provided in the report. Group 2: Core Viewpoints - Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair has triggered a significant game between macro - policy expectation reconstruction and industrial fundamentals in the domestic energy - chemical commodity futures market. Warsh's "tight liquidity + low - interest - rate" policy combination has broken the traditional impact logic of monetary policy on commodities, leading to an "upstream pressured, downstream differentiated" market structure [4][5][40]. - In the short term, the market will focus on Warsh's policy implementation rhythm, the trend of the US dollar index, and geopolitical dynamics, with intensified volatility. In the long - term, energy - chemical prices will return to industrial fundamentals, and domestic demand recovery, industrial structure upgrading, and cost advantages will be the core factors determining the trends of each sector [5][40]. Group 3: Summaries of Each Chapter Chapter 1: Domestic Energy - Chemical Sector Experiences a Collective Decline - On February 2, 2026, affected by the cooling of Middle - East geopolitical risks and the nomination of Kevin Warsh, the domestic energy - chemical sector declined collectively. The crude oil futures 2603 contract dropped 7.02% to 449 yuan/barrel, the fuel oil futures 2605 contract fell 6.51% to 2669 yuan/ton, the asphalt futures 2603 contract decreased 4.87% to 3299 yuan/ton, and the methanol futures 2605 contract declined 3.92% to 2252 yuan/ton. The rubber futures sector generally fell 3.5% - 5%, the polyester industry chain sector averaged a 5% decline, and the polyolefin sector averaged a 2.5% decline [10]. Chapter 2: Kevin Warsh's Policy Proposals and Transmission Mechanisms - Warsh's policy stance is a mix of "hawkish and dovish". He advocates active balance - sheet reduction to shrink excess liquidity and supports Trump's call for interest - rate cuts, creating a "tight financial liquidity + loose real - economy financing environment" combination. This makes the traditional "interest - rate cut = easing" logic ineffective, and the commodity market faces a dual game of "US - dollar strengthening suppression" and "economic recovery support" [23]. - The impact of Warsh's nomination on domestic energy - chemical futures is transmitted through three paths: the US - dollar exchange - rate channel (the expected balance - sheet reduction pushes up the US - dollar index, pressuring the prices of international crude oil and other basic energy sources), the capital - flow channel (tightening financial - market liquidity leads to speculative - capital withdrawal and concentrated closing of high - leverage positions), and the demand - expectation channel (the expected economic recovery from interest - rate cuts and the global demand suppression from balance - sheet reduction offset each other) [25]. Chapter 3: Oil - Chemical Futures Sector: Full - Chain Pressure under Crude Oil Dominance - The oil - chemical sector is directly affected by international crude oil price fluctuations. Under the dual impact of the strengthening of the US dollar and the cooling of geopolitical risks, it shows a "full - chain pressured" weak market. The crude oil and fuel oil futures hit the daily limit down, while the asphalt futures are relatively resistant to decline [26]. - The expected balance - sheet reduction by Warsh pushes up the US - dollar index, increasing the procurement cost for non - US - currency buyers of crude oil and suppressing global demand. The cooling of geopolitical risks leads to a rapid return of the previously accumulated geopolitical premium. The global crude oil market has a loose supply - demand fundamental, with an expected daily surplus of 385,000 barrels in 2026 and a 0.3 - percentage - point reduction in the global crude oil demand growth rate forecast [26]. - The fuel oil futures are closely linked to crude oil. The sharp decline in crude oil prices leads to a collapse in the cost side, and the weak demand in the shipping market further suppresses prices. The asphalt futures are relatively resistant due to infrastructure demand support, but the overall demand is expected to decline year - on - year, and the industry is experiencing capacity reduction and increasing concentration [27][29]. Chapter 4: Coal - Chemical Futures Sector: Game Balance between Policy Impact and Cost Advantage - The coal - chemical sector is less directly affected by Warsh's policy. The prices of domestic coal - chemical products are mainly determined by policy regulation and the supply - demand fundamental of coal, and the demand for products like methanol and urea is relatively rigid. The coal - to - olefin route has a significant cost advantage when the international oil price is above 60 US dollars/barrel [30]. - It is expected that the stable coal cost and domestic rigid demand will support the prices of the coal - chemical sector. The methanol futures will maintain a range - bound trend, the urea futures may stabilize and rebound with the start of spring - plowing demand, and the price fluctuations of coal - based ethylene glycol will be limited [30]. Chapter 5: Rubber Futures Sector: Double Pressure from Import Dependence and Weak Overseas Demand - The rubber sector, which is import - dependent and sensitive to overseas demand, shows a "domestic - overseas resonance decline" under Warsh's policy impact. The strengthening of the US dollar increases import costs, and the continuous shrinkage of overseas terminal demand reduces the rubber procurement demand of domestic tire enterprises [31]. - In the short term, the double pressure of the strengthening US dollar and weak overseas demand will suppress rubber prices. In the long term, the incremental demand from the domestic new - energy vehicle industry and the supply contraction in Southeast Asia's main producing areas may support rubber prices [33]. Chapter 6: Polyester Futures Sector: Game Balance between Blocked Cost Transmission and Domestic Demand - The polyester sector shows characteristics of "pressured cost side, differentiated demand side". The decline in crude oil prices drags down raw - material costs, but the cost reduction is not fully transmitted to terminal products, and the profit margins of polyester enterprises improve marginally. The recovery of domestic consumption offsets the pressure from overseas demand [34]. - The polyester futures sector may present a pattern of "weak cost - side fluctuations, demand - side dominance" in the future. In the short term, the prices of PTA and ethylene glycol are under limited cost pressure, and the demand for polyester filament is expected to remain high. In the long term, the recovery of the global economy and domestic textile exports need to be monitored [35]. Chapter 7: Polyolefin Futures Sector: Resonant Decline due to Loose Supply - Demand and Policy Impact - The polyolefin sector is affected by both the loose supply - demand pattern and policy impact. On the supply side, the release of domestic production capacity and the pressure of imports intensify the supply - demand imbalance. On the demand side, the weak recovery of industrial demand fails to support price increases, and the pricing logic has shifted from "cost - side dominated" to "supply - demand - side dominated" [36][38]. - In the short term, the polyolefin sector will be suppressed by the loose supply - demand and policy uncertainties. In the long term, the supply - demand pattern may improve marginally, and the demand growth from emerging fields will be the core driving force for structural opportunities [39]. Chapter 8: Summary - The domestic energy - chemical commodity futures market situation triggered by Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh is the result of the game between macro - policy expectation reconstruction and industrial fundamentals. The "tight liquidity + low - interest - rate" policy combination leads to a market structure of "upstream pressured, downstream differentiated" [40]. - Investors should focus on the supply - demand fundamentals and policy transmission logic of each sector, seize structural opportunities, and do a good job in risk prevention [40].