Core Insights - The People's Bank of China reported that the total social financing (TSF) increased by 8.8% year-on-year as of the end of August, but the month-on-month growth rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points [1][6] - New RMB loans in August amounted to 590 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 310 billion yuan, indicating a slowdown in credit demand [1][10] - The growth rate of M1 increased to 6% while M2 remained stable at 8.8%, reflecting a shift in deposit behavior among residents [3][14] Group 1: Social Financing and Credit - As of the end of August, the stock of social financing grew by 8.8% year-on-year, but the month-on-month growth rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points [1][6] - In August, the total new social financing was 2.57 trillion yuan, which is 463 billion yuan less than the same month last year [1][8] - Government bond net financing accounted for 53% of the new social financing, but its support is expected to decline in the coming months due to a high base from last year [1][8] Group 2: Loan Demand and Rates - The total RMB loans increased by 590 billion yuan in August, which is a year-on-year decrease of 310 billion yuan [1][10] - The weighted average interest rate for new corporate loans was approximately 3.1%, showing a slight decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month [2] - Residential loan demand remained weak, with new loans amounting to 30.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 159.7 billion yuan [2] Group 3: Deposits and Monetary Supply - M1 and M2 growth rates were reported at 6% and 8.8% respectively, with M1 showing a month-on-month increase of 0.4 percentage points [3][14] - In August, new RMB deposits totaled 2.06 trillion yuan, which is 160 billion yuan less than the same month last year [3][12] - Non-bank deposits increased by 1.18 trillion yuan, indicating a shift in deposit behavior among residents [3]

Summary of Key Points from Conference Call Records Industry Overview - The records focus on the Chinese credit market and its implications for the economy, particularly in relation to the banking sector and real estate market [1][2][3]. Core Insights and Arguments - **Declining Credit Demand**: China's credit demand has shifted from insufficient supply to low demand, with new loans expected to be less than 17 trillion yuan in 2025, down from 23 trillion yuan in 2022, indicating a decline in both credit growth and volume, posing challenges to economic growth [1][3]. - **Weak Personal Loans**: In August, personal loans increased by only 30.3 billion yuan, reflecting a continued downturn in the real estate market, with second-hand home prices in Beijing dropping nearly 10% over the past quarter [1][5]. - **Manufacturing Sector Struggles**: The manufacturing industry faces overcapacity, leading to weak credit demand from enterprises. The gap between corporate deposits and loans has widened to over 60 trillion yuan, indicating that state-owned enterprises are borrowing heavily while market-oriented firms show insufficient financing needs [1][6]. - **Banking Sector Manipulations**: Banks are manipulating credit data through bill discounting and short-term loans to meet scale assessments, but these measures do not fundamentally address the underlying issue of weak credit demand [1][7]. - **Deleveraging Trends**: There is a clear trend of households actively deleveraging, with increased savings and reduced borrowing. The ratio of personal loans to deposits has significantly decreased, indicating low consumer willingness to spend [1][8][10]. Additional Important Insights - **Future Loan Projections**: The anticipated decline in new loans and social financing growth rates, projected to fall from 9.0% to around 8.0% by year-end, reflects weak investment demand and ongoing challenges in the real estate and manufacturing sectors [3][10]. - **Investment Outlook**: The outlook for long-term bonds remains positive, with a target yield of around 1.75% for ten-year government bonds, suggesting potential value for investors [3][12][18]. - **Market Sentiment**: Institutional attitudes towards ultra-long credit bonds are cautious, with a noted decline in net purchases by insurance and wealth management sectors, although there is still a strategy to accumulate on dips [17][19]. - **Economic Predictions**: The overall trend for the bond market in 2025 is expected to be volatile, with no clear directional movement, necessitating a careful approach to investment strategies [20][21]. Conclusion - The records highlight significant challenges in the Chinese credit market, with declining demand impacting both personal and corporate borrowing. The banking sector's response through data manipulation and the ongoing trend of deleveraging among households are critical factors to monitor. The investment outlook for bonds remains cautiously optimistic, with specific strategies recommended for conservative investors.

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report indicates that while funding remains active, credit demand is still weak, with August 2025 seeing new RMB loans of 0.59 trillion (compared to 0.9 trillion in August 2024) and new social financing of 2.57 trillion (down from 3.03 trillion in August 2024) [2][3] - The decline in the year-on-year growth rate of social financing is attributed to both a high base effect and weak credit demand from the real economy. Government bonds continue to support the growth rate, but the net financing scale of government bonds in August 2025 (1.33 trillion) is still lower than that in August 2024 (1.84 trillion) [3][4] - The report highlights that while the equity market remains active, the trend of residents investing their broad deposits continues. The new non-bank deposit scale in August increased significantly, while new household deposits fell from the low base in July [3][4] Group 2 - The report notes that M1 growth has increased, with the M1-M2 spread narrowing to the lowest level since 2022. However, the correlation between M1, M2, and economic activity has weakened, necessitating further observation of fundamental data [4][5] - Structural highlights in August's financial data are noted, but demand from the real economy remains weak. The report suggests that the current pressure in the bond market has partially eased, but further observation is needed regarding the release of this pressure [5][6] - The report emphasizes the need to monitor three dimensions for the bond market: the persistence of loose funding conditions, the net buying strength of long-term bonds by insurance funds, and the performance of credit spreads [5][6]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - The report is bullish on the bond market in the short - term [2] Group 2: Report's Core View - In August 2025, new loans increased significantly less year - on - year, and credit demand remained weak. The mortgage prepayment pressure may rise, and credit demand may be weak in the long - term. In September, banks may boost loan balance data through ultra - short - term loans, and new loans in October may be very low [2] - In recent years, individuals have deleveraged while enterprises have increased leverage, leading to rising corporate debt pressure. Personal consumption is sluggish, and corporate profitability is worrying [2] - In August, the M2 growth rate was flat month - on - month, and the M1 growth rate rebounded month - on - month. It is expected that the M1 growth rate will decline in the fourth quarter [2] - The social financing growth rate may have reached a stage peak. It is expected that new loans will increase less year - on - year in 2025, government bond net financing will expand significantly year - on - year, and the social financing growth rate may rise first and then fall, reaching about 8.1% at the end of the year [2] - The 10 - year government bond may have allocation value for bank self - operations. It is expected that the yield of the 10 - year Treasury bond will be between 1.6% - 1.8% in the second half of the year [2] Group 3: Summary by Related Catalog Credit Data - On September 12, 2025, the central bank disclosed that in August, new loans were 59 billion yuan, and social financing was 2.57 trillion yuan. At the end of August, M2 reached 332.0 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 8.8%; M1 increased by 6.0% year - on - year; the social financing growth rate was 8.8% [1] - In August, new loans increased 31 billion yuan less year - on - year. Personal loans increased 3.03 billion yuan, including 1.05 billion yuan in short - term personal loans and 2 billion yuan in medium - and long - term personal loans, a significant year - on - year decrease. Corporate short - term loans increased 7 billion yuan, corporate medium - and long - term loans increased 47 billion yuan, and bill financing increased 5.31 billion yuan [2] Leverage and Financial Situation - As of the end of August 2025, the ratio of personal loans to deposit balances was only 52.7%, a decrease of 17.6 percentage points compared with the end of May 2022. Since 2021, the difference between personal deposits and loans has increased significantly, while that of corporate has decreased significantly [2] Monetary Supply - The central bank has used the new M1 caliber since January 2025. As of the end of August 2025, the new M1 balance was 111.2 trillion yuan, a decrease of 76.9 billion yuan from the beginning of the year. The M2 growth rate in August was 8.8%, flat month - on - month [2] Social Financing - In August, the social financing increment was 2.57 trillion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 0.46 trillion yuan. The decrease mainly came from credit and government bond net financing. The social financing growth rate at the end of August was 8.8%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the end of the previous month [2] - It is predicted that in 2025, social financing will be 34.6909 trillion yuan, with new loans of 16.28 trillion yuan, a decrease of 76.95 billion yuan year - on - year; government bond net financing of 13.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 247.46 billion yuan year - on - year [22]

Core Viewpoint - The report from China Galaxy Securities indicates that government bonds continue to support social financing growth, while credit demand remains weak. Opportunities for retail credit growth may arise from the implementation of personal consumption loans and business loan interest subsidies [1]. Group 1: Social Financing and Government Bonds - In July, new social financing amounted to 1.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 386.4 billion yuan year-on-year; as of the end of July, the stock of social financing grew by 9% year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of approximately 0.1 percentage points [1]. - The issuance of new government bonds reached 1.24 trillion yuan in July, a year-on-year increase of 555.9 billion yuan, supporting the continued rise in social financing growth [2]. - The total issuance of government bonds in July was 2.44 trillion yuan, which is 732.8 billion yuan more than the same period last year [2]. Group 2: Credit Demand and Loan Trends - As of the end of July, the balance of RMB loans from financial institutions grew by 6.9% year-on-year, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month; in July alone, RMB loans decreased by 50 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 310 billion yuan [3]. - Resident loans decreased by 489.3 billion yuan in July, with short-term loans down by 382.7 billion yuan and medium to long-term loans down by 110 billion yuan, primarily due to weak real estate sales and early repayments [3]. - Corporate loans increased by 60 billion yuan, but short-term loans decreased by 550 billion yuan, reflecting ongoing challenges in demand and debt management [3]. Group 3: Monetary Supply and Deposits - The growth rates of M1 and M2 in July were 5.6% and 8.8% year-on-year, respectively, with month-on-month increases of 1 percentage point and 0.5 percentage points [4]. - By the end of July, RMB deposits in financial institutions increased by 8.7% year-on-year, with a month-on-month increase of 0.4 percentage points; in July alone, deposits increased by 500 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3 trillion yuan [4]. - Non-bank deposits surged by 2.14 trillion yuan year-on-year, reflecting a significant shift in deposits due to active capital markets, with the Shanghai Composite Index rising by 3.74% [4].

Summary of Key Points from Conference Call Records Industry or Company Involved - **U.S. Inflation Analysis**: Bank of America (BofA), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) - **Chinese Credit Market**: Goldman Sachs (GS) - **Lithium Supply in China**: Goldman Sachs (GS) - **Global Natural Gas Market**: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) - **Chinese Baijiu Market**: Goldman Sachs (GS) - **Chinese IP Retail and Toys**: Goldman Sachs (GS) - **Tencent Music Entertainment (TME)**: Goldman Sachs (GS) Core Insights and Arguments U.S. Inflation Analysis 1. **CPI Performance**: In July, the overall CPI in the U.S. increased more than expected due to a rebound in energy prices, while core CPI growth was slightly below market expectations, indicating a counterbalancing effect between components [1][2][5] 2. **Energy Price Impact**: The significant rise in energy prices, particularly gasoline, was a major factor driving the overall CPI above expectations, attributed to rising crude oil prices and reduced refinery maintenance [2][6] 3. **Core Inflation Trends**: Core CPI's decline was primarily due to falling used car prices, easing service inflation, and a slowdown in rent increases, aligning with the Federal Reserve's expectations for a gradual cooling of core inflation [3][6] 4. **Market Predictions**: Despite short-term energy price volatility, the sustained decline in core inflation supports the Fed's current policy stance, with a slight increase in market expectations for rate cuts later in the year [6][10] Chinese Credit Market 1. **Historic Loan Decline**: In July, China's new RMB loans turned negative for the first time in 20 years, reflecting weak credit demand compounded by seasonal factors [14][18] 2. **Loan Demand Disparity**: There was a significant drop in medium to long-term loans for enterprises, indicating insufficient investment willingness, while residential loans remained weak due to poor real estate sales [15][18] 3. **Seasonal and Regulatory Effects**: The decline in credit data was influenced by seasonal repayment peaks and stricter financial regulations, which limited loan issuance [16][18] 4. **Policy Implications**: The negative loan growth, although partly driven by short-term factors, indicates insufficient credit demand amid a sluggish economic recovery, prompting expectations for increased counter-cyclical policy measures [18] Lithium Supply in China 1. **Supply Chain Overview**: China plays a crucial role in the global lithium supply chain, being the largest importer of lithium concentrate and a significant producer of lithium carbonate and hydroxide [24] 2. **Future Supply Growth**: Domestic production expansions and strategic partnerships with overseas mining companies are expected to drive lithium supply growth in the coming years [25] 3. **Supply Uncertainties**: The lithium supply faces uncertainties related to extraction technology efficiency, cost control, and geopolitical factors that could impact imports [26] 4. **Price Dynamics**: The interplay of strong demand and supply growth uncertainties will directly influence lithium price trends [27][28] Global Natural Gas Market 1. **Transition Role of Natural Gas**: Natural gas is viewed as a transitional energy source in the context of global energy decarbonization, with resilient demand in power generation and industrial sectors [30] 2. **Policy-Driven Demand Changes**: Carbon reduction policies may increase the cost of natural gas usage in certain industries, affecting long-term consumption patterns [31] 3. **Regional Market Dynamics**: The U.S. focuses on export and infrastructure upgrades, while Europe may see a significant decline in natural gas demand due to energy security policies [32] 4. **Investment Implications**: Policy trends will shape global natural gas supply chain investments, potentially diverting capital expenditures towards renewable energy and hydrogen sectors [33] Chinese Baijiu Market 1. **Policy and Market Balance**: Recent macro and industry policies aim to balance growth stimulation and risk control, impacting the demand recovery pace in the baijiu industry [35] 2. **Wholesale Price Trends**: Major high-end baijiu brands continue to experience weak wholesale prices, reflecting initial recovery stages in channel confidence and end-demand [36] 3. **Channel Dynamics**: The recovery in terminal sales is uneven, with cautious restocking by distributors due to demand uncertainties [37] 4. **Investment Outlook**: Despite short-term pressures, the long-term outlook for high-end brands remains resilient, with a focus on inventory reduction and policy effects on demand improvement [39] Chinese IP Retail and Toys 1. **Labubu Series Price Adjustment**: The premium level of the Labubu series has recently declined due to increased supply and waning consumer novelty, though overall demand remains high [41] 2. **Stable Prices for Other IPs**: Other major IPs have maintained stable prices, indicating sustained consumer interest in diverse IP offerings [42] 3. **Expansion of IP Collaborations**: Miniso is actively expanding collaborations with various IPs, enhancing product freshness and driving sales growth [43] 4. **Market Dynamics**: Offline channels remain core to IP retail, with significant traffic increases during peak seasons, while online platforms provide price references [44] 5. **Long-term Growth Drivers**: The long-term growth of the IP retail and toy market will depend on operational capabilities, content iteration, and channel optimization [45] Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 1. **Performance Exceeds Expectations**: TME's Q2 performance surpassed market expectations, driven by growth in online music subscriptions and improved advertising revenue [46] 2. **User Growth**: The number of paid online music users continues to rise, with an increase in ARPPU, reflecting ongoing optimization in content supply and user engagement [47] 3. **Diversification of Revenue**: TME is actively expanding revenue sources beyond core music services, benefiting from advertising and deep collaborations with artists [48] 4. **Profitability Improvement**: Enhanced operational efficiency and cost control have led to improved profit margins, particularly in content and bandwidth costs [49] 5. **Upgraded Annual Guidance**: Based on strong Q2 results and upcoming activities, TME has raised its annual performance guidance, with medium to long-term growth reliant on diversified revenue and global strategies [50]

Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Positive" [8] Core Viewpoints - The continuous fiscal efforts have driven a year-on-year increase in social financing (社融) by 9% as of the end of July, with a month-on-month improvement of 0.1 percentage points [2][15] - In July, the total social financing increased by 1.16 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 390.1 billion yuan, primarily supported by government bond financing [2][15] - The demand for credit remains weak, with a year-on-year growth rate of 6.9% for RMB loans, reflecting a decrease of 500 billion yuan in July [3][17] Summary by Sections Social Financing - As of the end of July, social financing stock increased by 9% year-on-year, with a month-on-month improvement of 0.1 percentage points [2][15] - The net financing of government bonds reached 1.24 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 555.9 billion yuan, indicating strong fiscal support for the real economy [2][15] - The total social financing added in July was 1.16 trillion yuan, with direct financing performing better than the previous year [2] Credit Demand - The demand for credit is weak, with RMB loans decreasing by 500 billion yuan in July, a year-on-year reduction of 3.1 trillion yuan [3][17] - Corporate credit demand is particularly weak, with the main increase coming from bill financing [3] - Residential loans also saw a significant decrease, with a reduction of 4.893 trillion yuan in July, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 2.793 trillion yuan [3] Monetary Supply - M1 and M2 growth rates increased to 5.6% and 8.8% year-on-year, respectively, with month-on-month improvements of 1 percentage point and 0.5 percentage points [7] - The total RMB deposits increased by 500 billion yuan in July, a year-on-year increase of 1.3 trillion yuan [17] Investment Recommendations - The report maintains a positive outlook on the banking sector, highlighting the stable performance of banks amid ongoing fiscal support and a favorable liquidity environment [8] - It suggests focusing on banks with historical risk clearance, low valuations, and those that are significantly underweighted by active funds [8]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The "relocated" deposits remain as deposits and do not reduce the allocation power in the bond market. Even if residents' deposits move to the stock market, they still exist in the form of margin deposits, so the overall bank deposits do not decrease, and the asset - side allocation power will not decline [1]. - Credit showed negative growth and relied on bills, indicating weak financing demand. Both corporate and household credit demand was weak in July, with high - frequency data showing a weakening in real - estate sales [2][9]. - Government bonds are still the main support for social financing. However, if there is no new fiscal budget, government bond supply may decrease year - on - year in the future, and social financing may face pressure again [3][4][14]. - The base effect pushed up the M1 growth rate, and non - bank deposits drove the M2 growth rate to rebound. As the government bond issuance pace slows down, fiscal deposits may decrease year - on - year, increasing market liquidity [5][20]. - The bond market may experience short - term or periodic fluctuations and is waiting for a breakthrough. As the commodity and stock markets cool down, the bond market is expected to oscillate in the short term, and interest rates may break through downward as the fundamentals change and the asset shortage evolves, more likely around or in the fourth quarter [6][23]. 3. Summary by Relevant Contents Credit Situation - In July, new credit was - 500 billion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 310 billion yuan. Corporate long - term loans decreased year - on - year, short - term loans were flat compared with the previous year, and bill financing increased year - on - year. Household new long - term and short - term loans both decreased year - on - year, and high - frequency data showed weak real - estate sales and household credit demand [2][9]. Social Financing Situation - In July, new social financing was 1.16 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 389.3 billion yuan, with a year - on - year growth rate of 9.0%. Government bonds were the main support, with an increase of 555.9 billion yuan year - on - year to 1.244 trillion yuan. Non - government bond social financing growth was weak, and if there is no new budget, government bond supply may decrease year - on - year in the future, putting pressure on social financing growth [3][4][14]. Monetary Supply Situation - In July, the M1 growth rate rebounded from 4.6% to 5.6% mainly due to the base effect, and there was no trend - like increase in the two - year compound growth rate. The M2 growth rate was 8.8%, a 0.5 - percentage - point increase from the previous month, mainly driven by the year - on - year increase in non - bank deposits. As the government bond issuance pace slows down, fiscal deposits may decrease year - on - year, increasing market liquidity [5][17][20]. Bond Market Outlook - The bond market may experience short - term or periodic fluctuations. As the commodity and stock markets cool down, the 10 - year and 30 - year treasury bonds are expected to oscillate in the short term. As the fundamentals change and the asset shortage evolves, interest rates may break through downward, more likely around or in the fourth quarter [6][23].

Report Industry Investment Rating - The report is bullish on the bond market, predicting that the yield of the 10Y Treasury bond will fluctuate between 1.6% - 1.8% in the second half of 2025 and may gradually return to around 1.65%, and the 5Y national stock secondary will fall below 1.9%. It is also bullish on long - duration sinking urban investment and capital bonds, urban investment dim sum bonds and US dollar bonds, and strongly recommends perpetual bonds of Minsheng, Bohai, and Hengfeng Banks, and pays attention to capital bond opportunities of Tianjin Bank, Beibu Gulf Bank, and China Property Insurance [2]. Report's Core View - In July 2025, credit demand was weak, with a rare negative growth in new loans. The growth rates of M2 and M1 both rebounded. Social financing increased year - on - year, but its growth rate may have reached a phased peak. The report is bullish on the bond market [1][2]. Summary by Relevant Content Credit Situation - In July, new loans were - 500 million yuan, a rare negative growth, indicating weak credit demand. The near - zero interest rate of 1 - month term transfer discount at the end of July reflected poor credit delivery. The reduction of time deposit rates in May may increase the pressure of early mortgage repayment. Individual loans decreased by 48.93 billion yuan, including a decrease of 38.27 billion yuan in short - term individual loans and 11 billion yuan in medium - and long - term individual loans. Corporate short - term loans decreased by 55 billion yuan, corporate medium - and long - term loans decreased by 26 billion yuan, and bill financing increased by 87.11 billion yuan. Credit demand may be weak in the long term due to low capacity utilization in manufacturing, weak real estate investment, and limited infrastructure investment space [2]. M2 and M1 Situation - Since January 2025, the central bank has adopted a new M1 caliber, which further includes personal current deposits and customer reserves of non - bank payment institutions on the basis of the previous M1. As of the end of July 2025, the balance of the new - caliber M1 reached 111.06 trillion yuan. The new - caliber M1 growth rate in July was 5.6%, a 1 - percentage - point increase from the end of the previous month, related to the stock market recovery and a low year - on - year base. The M2 growth rate in July was 8.8%, a 0.5 - percentage - point increase from the previous month [2]. Social Financing Situation - In July, the social financing increment was 1.16 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 0.39 trillion yuan, mainly from the net financing of government bonds and corporate bonds. The increment of RMB loans to the real economy was - 42.63 billion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 34.55 billion yuan; undiscounted bank acceptance bills were - 16.38 billion yuan; corporate bond net financing was + 27.91 billion yuan; government bond net financing was 1.24 trillion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 0.56 trillion yuan. The social financing growth rate at the end of July was 9.0%, a 0.1 - percentage - point increase from the end of the previous month and a 1 - percentage - point increase from the beginning of the year. It is expected that in 2025, new loans will be similar year - on - year, government bond net financing will increase significantly year - on - year, social financing will increase significantly year - on - year, the social financing growth rate may rise first and then fall, and may reach about 8.2% at the end of the year. Due to the misalignment of government bond issuance rhythms, the social financing growth rate may have reached a phased peak in July and may decline in the next few months [2]. Bond Market Outlook - The financial data in July reflected weak financing demand in the real economy. The recent bond market correction was mainly due to the non - bank sentiment fluctuations caused by the strong stock market, rather than changes in the economic fundamentals. In 2025, the bond market lacks a trending market and requires correct band operations. The report predicts that the yield of the 10Y Treasury bond will fluctuate between 1.6% - 1.8% in the second half of the year, and currently, with the central bank's continuous easing, it is fully bullish on the bond market [2].

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - Not mentioned in the provided content Group 2: Core Views of the Report - The capital rate in July continued to decline, and the capital market was relatively friendly. It is expected that the capital rate in August will likely maintain a stable and slightly loose pattern [2][6] Group 3: Summary of July Review - Most term capital rates declined in July. The operating centers of DR007 and DR014 decreased by 6bp and 8bp respectively, and those of R001, R007, and R014 decreased by 4bp, 10bp, and 12bp respectively. The deviation of DR007 from the policy rate also narrowed [2][12] - The number of days when DR007 dropped below "policy rate + 10bp" increased significantly in July, rising from 5% in previous months to 45% [2][13] - The central bank continued to support the capital market in July. The total capital injection through reverse repurchase, MLF, and outright reverse repurchase was 48.8 billion, with the net injection scale being the second - highest in the same period since 2018. The capital injection during the tax period was the highest in the same period since 2018, and a large - scale reverse repurchase was carried out after the unexpected tightening of capital rates on July 24 [2][14] - The rapid decline in the bill rediscount rate may indicate poor credit demand in July. Banks may use bill financing to increase credit scale, which reduces the consumption of excess reserves and benefits the capital market [3][19] - The yield of inter - bank certificates of deposit fluctuated. The R007 - DR007 spread reached a new low in the same period since 2019 [21] Group 4: Summary of August Outlook - The market's expectation for further loosening of the capital market in the future is not strong, but the capital rate in August may still maintain a stable and slightly loose pattern [4][6] - Whether the capital market will experience "secondary tightening" is crucial for the bond market. The current bond market adjustment is mainly driven by price increase expectations. If the capital follows and tightens, it will form an additional negative factor [4][32] - Historically, commodity price increases do not necessarily lead to synchronous increases in capital prices. There were cases in 2017, 2018, and 2021 where the building materials composite index rose while the capital rate remained flat or declined [4][33] - The current social financing and exchange rate situations are different from those in the first quarter. Social financing is likely to decline in the second half of the year, and the exchange rate pressure has significantly eased [5][39] - The PMI indicates that the current fundamentals are weaker than those in the first quarter. Since 2024, the capital rate has been more sensitive to fundamental changes. The recent decline in high - frequency fundamental signals suggests that there is no upward risk for the capital rate [5][43] - The net financing pressure of government bonds in August will increase slightly compared to July, but the overall liquidity gap will narrow. Assuming the central bank conducts equal - amount roll - overs of maturing monetary tools, the estimated excess reserve ratio in August will decline [44][47]