
Macro News - The People's Bank of China announced a reduction in the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points and a decrease in policy interest rates by 0.1 percentage points, along with adjustments to structural monetary policy tools [3] - The National Financial Regulatory Administration plans to enhance the role of insurance funds as patient and long-term capital, introducing measures to support capital market stability and activity [3] - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is set to implement reforms for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board and the Growth Enterprise Market, and will revise the management measures for major asset restructuring of listed companies [3] Industry News - China's gold reserves reached 73.77 million ounces at the end of April, marking an increase of 70,000 ounces and continuing a six-month trend of gold accumulation [6] - The CSRC has issued an action plan to promote the high-quality development of public funds, which includes adjusting management fees and establishing a performance-based assessment system for fund managers [6] - Shanghai announced a reduction in personal housing provident fund loan rates, effective from May 8, 2025, with rates for first-time homebuyers set at 2.1% for loans under five years and 2.6% for loans over five years [6] Company News - Geely Automobile announced a proposal to privatize Zeekr at a price of $2.57 per share [9] - Kweichow Moutai reported a share buyback of 934,800 shares in April, with a total expenditure of 1.44 billion yuan [10] - BeiGene reported a net loss of 94.5 million yuan in the first quarter [10] - Qingdao Beer plans to acquire 100% equity of Jimo Huangjiu [10] - Hive Storage confirmed that its LPDDR4X and eMMC storage products are being used in the Go2 intelligent robotic dog developed by Yushu Technology [10]