2025年中展望：宏观、股票、零售、基金、住房抵押贷款支持证券、商业抵押贷款支持证券和贷款抵押债券洞察

Core Viewpoint - The global market is showing cautious optimism in the first half of 2025, rebounding from tariffs, interest rate uncertainties, and debt concerns, with stocks, bonds, and commercial real estate (CRE) sectors demonstrating resilience [5][6]. Group 1: Macroeconomic Themes - De-globalization, monetary policy divergence, and debt sustainability are the three dominant themes in the global macroeconomic landscape [6][8]. - Concerns over tariffs and trade tensions have highlighted the trend of de-globalization, with initial fears easing as the year progressed [6][8]. - The debt-to-GDP ratio in the US and UK has surpassed 100%, raising concerns about government debt sustainability and leading to a steeper yield curve [6][8]. Group 2: Market Performance - After a sharp sell-off in the first quarter due to tariff announcements, the stock market experienced a V-shaped recovery, with the S&P 500 showing strong earnings performance [8][10]. - Global market earnings revisions appear to have bottomed out, indicating a potential turning point as earnings expectations remain resilient [10]. - The retail sector saw a decline in earnings growth, with a projected -1.7% in the second quarter, marking the first negative growth since the pandemic [14]. Group 3: Real Estate and Mortgage-Backed Securities - The institutional residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market showed resilience due to stable new issuance and improving market sentiment [16]. - Housing activity has slightly rebounded, supported by increased inventory and builder incentives, helping to offset affordability pressures [16]. - The outlook for commercial real estate (CRE) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issuance is expected to improve, with refinancing volumes anticipated to rise due to expected Fed rate cuts [8][19]. Group 4: Credit Market Outlook - Expectations of Fed rate cuts later in the year are providing new momentum for the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market, with revised forecasts for refinancing and reset issuance [19]. - The overall credit fundamentals for CLOs are expected to remain stable, with a slowdown in rating downgrades anticipated by year-end [19]. - The projected issuance for BSL new AAA and BB rated bonds is expected to narrow to 125 basis points and 500 basis points, respectively, by year-end [19].