Group 1: Report's Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content Group 2: Report's Core Viewpoints - In the neutral scenario, the increase in bond demand from the growth of fixed - income + fund scale may not offset the decrease in bond demand caused by the shrinkage of pure - bond fund scale. Credit bond and convertible bond demand will increase, while interest - rate bond, especially policy - financial bond, demand will significantly decline [1] - In the short term, the bond market has entered a volatile stage after the previous rebound. The core strategy is carry trade, with a focus on allocating safe assets such as 4 - 5 - year credit bonds, 5 - year treasury bonds, and 5 - 7 - year CDB bonds. In January, interest rates may still face upward pressure due to factors like the front - loaded issuance of government bonds and high CD renewal pressure in the first quarter [1][2][33] Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. How much bond demand does the growth of fixed - income + fund scale bring? - **1.1 Fixed - income + fund scale and bond - holding structure**: The growth of the equity market has driven up the profitability and scale of fixed - income + funds. From Q4 2024 to Q3 2025, the scale increased from 1.69 trillion yuan to 2.44 trillion yuan. The bond - holding scale of fixed - income + funds has generally risen, reaching 3.3 trillion yuan in Q3 2025 with a 16% QoQ increase. In contrast, the bond - holding scale of pure - bond funds declined to 7.9 trillion yuan in Q3 2025. Both types of funds mainly hold credit bonds, but fixed - income + funds have a higher convertible bond position and a lower policy - financial bond position [10][12] - **1.2 Estimation of the incremental bond demand brought by the growth of bond fund scale in 2026** - **1.2.1 Changes in bond demand due to the growth of fixed - income + fund scale**: Under pessimistic, neutral, and optimistic scenarios, the bond demand scales of fixed - income + funds in 2026 are 3 trillion yuan, 3.40 trillion yuan, and 3.95 trillion yuan respectively, with incremental demands of 2723 billion yuan, 6807 billion yuan, and 12253 billion yuan. The demand for credit bonds may increase significantly. In the neutral scenario, compared with Q4 2025, the increments of general credit bonds and financial bonds are 2740 billion yuan and 1751 billion yuan respectively [18] - **1.2.2 Changes in bond demand due to the shrinkage of pure - bond fund scale**: Under pessimistic, neutral, and optimistic scenarios, the bond demand scales of pure - bond funds in 2026 are 6.58 trillion yuan, 6.97 trillion yuan, and 7.35 trillion yuan respectively, with demand decreases of 11608 billion yuan, 7739 billion yuan, and 3869 billion yuan. The demand for general credit bonds and policy - financial bonds will decrease relatively more. In the neutral scenario, compared with Q4 2025, the changes in general credit bonds and policy - financial bonds are - 2268 billion yuan and - 3043 billion yuan respectively [24] - **1.2.3 Total incremental bond demand brought by fixed - income + funds and pure - bond funds**: In the neutral scenario, overall bond demand decreases. The increase in bond demand from fixed - income + funds may not offset the decrease from pure - bond funds. Credit bond and convertible bond demand increase, while interest - rate bond, especially policy - financial bond, demand decreases significantly. The total demand for credit bonds and interest - rate bonds decreases by 1455 billion yuan [30] - **1.3 Bond market outlook**: In the short term, the bond market is in a volatile stage, and the strategy focuses on carry trade and safe - asset allocation. In January, interest rates may face upward pressure, but it may also present a good allocation window [33] 2. Overview of credit bond yields - From December 22 - 26, 2025, credit bond yields showed mixed trends. General credit bonds like urban investment bonds and industrial bonds performed better than financial bonds, and medium - and high - rated bonds performed better than low - rated ones. Urban investment bonds and industrial bonds mainly saw yield declines, while the yields of other financial bonds showed mixed trends. Insurance sub - bonds had all - around yield declines [34][35] 3. Primary market - **3.1 Issuance volume**: The issuance volume of credit bonds decreased MoM but increased YoY this week. The net financing volume increased both MoM and YoY. The net financing volume of financial bonds increased MoM, while that of urban investment bonds and industrial bonds decreased [42] - **3.2 Issuance cost**: The average issuance interest rate of credit bonds increased. The average issuance interest rate of industrial bonds decreased MoM, while those of urban investment bonds and financial bonds increased. The significant increase in financial bond issuance rates was due to the issuance of some high - interest - rate bonds [51] - **3.3 Issuance term**: The average issuance term of credit bonds decreased MoM. The issuance terms of urban investment bonds and industrial bonds decreased, while that of financial bonds increased [55] - **3.4 Cancellation of issuance**: The number and scale of cancelled credit bond issuances decreased MoM. From December 22 - 26, 8 bonds were cancelled, 2 less than the previous week, and the cancelled issuance scale decreased by 27.54 billion yuan [59] 4. Secondary market - **4.1 Trading volume**: Except for insurance sub - bonds, the trading volumes of other credit bonds rebounded. The trading terms of urban investment bonds and industrial bonds lengthened, while those of bank secondary capital bonds and insurance sub - bonds shortened. The trading terms of bank perpetual bonds and securities firm sub - bonds shifted from the middle to both ends [64] - **4.2 Trading liquidity**: The turnover rates of credit bonds increased. For urban investment bonds, except for the 3 - year - and - below term, the turnover rates of other terms increased, with the 7 - 10 - year term having the largest increase. For industrial bonds, except for the 3 - year - and - below term and the 3 - 5 - year term, the turnover rates of other terms increased, with the 7 - 10 - year term having the largest increase. For financial bonds, except for the 7 - 10 - year term and the 3 - 5 - year term, the turnover rates of other terms increased, with the 10 - year - and - above term having the largest increase [67] - **4.3 Spread tracking**: This week, the spreads of 1 - year and 7 - year urban investment bonds mostly widened, while those of other terms mostly narrowed. The spreads of AAA - rated industrial bonds mostly narrowed, while those of AA - rated industrial bonds mostly widened. The spreads of bank secondary and perpetual bonds mostly widened, with short - term spreads widening more. The spreads of securities firm sub - bonds and insurance sub - bonds mostly narrowed [74][77][79] 5. Weekly hot bonds overview - The report selects the top 20 urban investment bonds, industrial bonds, and financial bonds in terms of liquidity scores for investors' reference [83] 6. Review of credit rating adjustments - According to domestic rating agencies, 3 bonds had their credit ratings upgraded this week, and no bonds had their ratings downgraded [89]

Core Viewpoint - Japan's recent government bond auction indicates strong demand for long-term bonds, providing some relief amid recent yield fluctuations [1] Group 1: Auction Results - The 30-year government bond auction attracted the strongest demand in six years, showing sustained investor interest despite long-term yields being at multi-decade highs [1] - The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.04, significantly higher than the 3.12 from the last auction in November, marking the highest level since 2019 [1] - The auction produced a smaller tail of 0.09 compared to 0.27 in the previous month, indicating that investors are willing to accept yields closer to market clearing levels, suggesting a smoother price discovery process [1] Group 2: Market Implications - The strong results reflect a rebound in demand from both domestic institutions and overseas buyers, who still see value in the long end of the Japanese yield curve despite ongoing discussions about policy normalization by the Bank of Japan [1] - Following recent volatility triggered by speculation about the Bank of Japan tightening its policy, the robust demand may help stabilize long-term interest rates [1]