证券时报·2026-01-19 00:38Key Points - The People's Bank of China has decided to lower the re-lending and rediscount rates by 0.25 percentage points starting January 19, 2026, with new rates set at 0.95%, 1.15%, and 1.25% for 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year re-lending respectively, and a rediscount rate of 1.5% [2][5] - The minimum margin requirement for investors financing the purchase of securities will be increased from 80% to 100% starting January 19, 2026, with existing contracts remaining under the previous 80% requirement [3][5] - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) held a meeting emphasizing the need to maintain market stability and enhance monitoring and regulation to prevent excessive speculation and market manipulation [6] - Several companies have announced significant changes, including: - Rongbai Technology is under investigation for misleading statements regarding a major contract with CATL [8] - Minexplosion Optoelectronics plans to acquire two companies in the PCB manufacturing sector [9] - Tianyuan Intelligent's chairman is under investigation [13] - Longi Green Energy and Tongwei Co. are both projecting substantial losses for 2025, with expected losses of 60 billion to 65 billion and 90 billion to 100 billion respectively [22][23] - Companies such as Guizhou Guo Guang Network and Aisux are also forecasting significant losses for 2025, with estimates of 10.7 billion to 13.5 billion and 12 billion to 19 billion respectively [20][21]