信贷不足VS财政拐点？——2月金融数据点评

Core Viewpoint - A more proactive fiscal policy may break the current weak expectation cycle, as the decline in M2 year-on-year is primarily due to weak growth in household demand deposits rather than insufficient corporate activity, indicating a shift in household asset allocation towards equity markets [2][9] Financial Data Summary - In February, new credit amounted to 10,100 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4,400 billion, mainly dragged down by corporate medium and long-term loans. Household loans decreased by 3,891 billion, a year-on-year reduction of 2,016 billion, with short-term loans down by 2,741 billion and medium and long-term loans down by 1,150 billion [4][22] - The total social financing (社融) in February was 22,375 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7,416 billion, supported by a significant increase in government bond financing while loans decreased. New RMB loans were 6,528 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3,245 billion [5][23] - The M2 year-on-year growth remained stable at 7.0%, with the new M2 year-on-year growth rate declining by 0.3 percentage points to 0.1%. In terms of deposit structure, household deposits increased by 6,100 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 25,900 billion, while corporate deposits decreased by 8,940 billion [5][28] Economic Outlook - The increase in social financing in February was supported by fiscal financing, but the delayed arrival of debt repayment funds and weak credit demand indicate that the recovery foundation is still not solid. A more proactive fiscal policy is expected to effectively break the current weak expectation cycle, with increased spending intensity and accelerated expenditure expected to stabilize social financing [3][21]