1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report The report predicts that the bond market will still strengthen seasonally in December this year, and although the "front - running" rhythm will be later, it will still occur. As short - term constraints such as profit - taking and indicator pressures ease, allocative institutions will gradually increase their bond allocations, and it is expected that the 10 - year Treasury bond yield will drop to around 1.7% (new bonds) by the end of the year [5][22]. 3. Summary According to Related Content Bond Market Adjustment This Week - This week, the bond market adjusted again. The yields of 10 - year and 30 - year Treasury bonds rose by 2.5bps and 2.7bps to 1.84% and 2.19% respectively. The yields of 3 - year and 5 - year secondary capital bonds rose by 5.5bps and 3.2bps respectively. The yield of 1 - year AAA certificates of deposit rose slightly by 0.5bps to 1.64% [1][8]. - The adjustment is due to institutional behavior changes. Banks face year - end indicator pressures and profit - taking needs, resulting in insufficient allocation power. Meanwhile, the reform of public fund fees has led to increased short - term selling pressure from passive redemptions of public funds, and some trading institutions such as securities firms have boosted the market trend [1][8]. Seasonal Strengthening of the Bond Market in December in Previous Years - In the past five years, the bond market in December has generally strengthened. From 2020 to 2024, the 10 - year Treasury bond yield declined in December, with an average decline of 14.0bps. In 2024, the decline was the largest at 34.5bps. Excluding 2024, the average decline from 2020 - 2023 was 8.9bps. The 1 - year AAA certificate of deposit yield also declined significantly in December, with an average decline of 18.2bps from 2020 - 2024 [8]. - The front - running effect occurred not only in bull markets (e.g., the end of 2021 and 2024) but also in bear markets (e.g., the end of 2020 and 2022). In bull markets, the yield decline started earlier. In 2024, the yield started to decline significantly in the last week of November, while in 2021 and 2023, it started around early December. In bear markets (2020 and 2022), the decline started in mid - December [8]. Reasons for the Weak and Volatile Bond Market in the Fourth Quarter - Banks have been continuously reducing their long - bond holdings since October due to indicator pressures (including interest - rate sensitivity and liquidity indicators) and profit - taking needs, with large banks facing the most significant pressure. These factors, combined with the impact of public fund fee reform, have led to the phased redemption of public funds by banks and wealth management products, resulting in selling pressure on public funds and constraining the bond market [2][12]. Easing of Current Pressures - Bank indicator pressures and profit - taking needs are more concentrated in the middle of the quarter, especially in the year - end quarter. Near the end of the quarter or year, these pressures tend to ease, and banks will have new allocation space at the beginning of a new year or quarter. The significant decline in the net financing volume of inter - bank certificates of deposit in the past two weeks indicates that the indicator pressures of joint - stock banks may have started to ease, and allocation demand will gradually recover [3][12]. - The impact of public fund fee reform has been digested to a large extent. The scale of public bond funds has significantly shrunk, decreasing by 51.27 billion shares from the end of June to October, nearly a 10% reduction. If the new regulations provide a sufficient transition period, the short - term impact may be limited [3][15]. Reasons for Allocative Institutions to Increase Bond Allocation - From a quantitative perspective, allocative institutions face the pressure of rising liability growth but insufficient asset supply. Banks are experiencing rising deposit growth and falling loan growth. Near the end of the year, if financial institutions expect low financing demand in the first quarter of next year, they may increase bond allocation in advance. The weak fundamental data in November (both manufacturing and service PMI are below the boom - bust line) indicates that corporate financing demand may be suppressed, and there is a possibility of a year - on - year decrease in credit and social financing in the first quarter of next year. At the same time, due to reduced residential housing purchases, residents' savings will accumulate more in low - risk assets, increasing the possibility of an asset shortage [4][18]. - From a price perspective, bond yields are more cost - effective. The spread between the same - term mortgage loan and the 30 - year Treasury bond in the third quarter of this year was 81bps, the lowest since mid - 2017, indicating that bonds are more cost - effective than loans and other assets [4][18].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information about the industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The bond market is in a volatile and weak - trending situation, with the long - end and short - end yields showing different trends. The long - end yields move up and down following multiple logics, while the short - end yields are at a low level and are weakly volatile. The central bank's bond - buying operation may open up the game space for long - term interest rates, but the "rush - ahead" market in the bond market from November to December this year may not necessarily reappear [1][5][6]. - The positioning of the central bank's national debt trading tool is becoming more diversified and three - dimensional, which is an important part of improving the micro - foundation of the bond market and enhancing pricing efficiency. The impact of the scale of bond - buying on liquidity is not the main factor, and the ultimate shape of the yield curve depends on the desired range, which is affected by market expectations, fundamental conditions, and institutional behavior [2][3][12]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Review: Bond Market Continues to Seek Direction - This week, the bond market showed a volatile and weak - trending market under the rapid switching of multiple pricing logics. The long - end yields first declined and then rose following the logics of "central bank's bond - buying implementation - stock market strength suppressing - expectation fermentation of the new regulations on fund sales fees implementation", while the short - end yields were at a low level, and the central bank's bond - buying had limited boosting effect, showing a weak - trending volatility. On Friday, the short - end yields continued to correct due to slightly tight funds [1][8]. - At the beginning of the week, the market was mainly pricing around the central bank's restart of bond - buying in October. After the implementation of national debt trading on Tuesday afternoon, the long - end yields first rose and then strengthened. On Wednesday afternoon, the trading logic switched to the "stock - bond seesaw", and the bond market was suppressed by the strong stock market. On Friday, the expectation of the new regulations on fund sales fees implementation dominated the bond market, and the tightened funds also dragged down the market [8]. 3.2 This Week's Focus: How to Price the Yield Curve with the Central Bank's Resumption of Bond - Buying? - On October 27, the central bank mentioned resuming national debt trading, with new information including directly linking national debt trading to guiding the yield curve shape, affirming the current bond market operation, emphasizing two - way trading operations, and believing that national debt trading is beneficial to the reform and development of the bond market and the improvement of financial institutions' market - making and pricing capabilities [2][10]. - In October, the central bank net - bought 20 billion yuan of national debt. There is no need to over - focus on the relationship between the bond - buying scale in October and the operation time. The scale of bond - buying does not have a major impact on liquidity. National debt trading may open up the game space for long - term interest rates, and the market's pricing of the resumption of bond - buying may be nearing the end [3][12][14]. - The scale of bond - buying affects the market through expectations. A higher scale can boost market confidence, while a limited scale may be a short - term negative factor. The final shape of the yield curve depends on the desired range, which is affected by market expectations of interest rate trends, fundamental repair conditions, and institutional behavior [4][15][17]. 3.3 Next Week's Concern: Will There Be a "Rush - Ahead" Market at the End of the Year? - Near the end of the year, the market is turning its attention to the cross - year allocation market. The "rush - ahead" market at the end of last year was the main driving force for the rapid decline of bond market interest rates. However, this year, there are differences. The sustainability of the purchases by allocation - oriented investors such as rural commercial banks, large - scale banks, and insurance companies remains to be observed, and the increase in the purchase scale of wealth management products and funds is mainly driven by the expansion of the liability side, not by the rapid decline of bond market interest rates [5][19]. - It is believed that the "rush - ahead" market in the bond market from November to December this year may not necessarily reappear. The purchases by allocation - oriented investors may be restricted by floating losses and the high - base effect of last year's performance. Additionally, the imagination space for loose monetary policy has shrunk compared to the end of last year [5][22]. 3.4 Outlook for the Future - If the stock market strengthens and concerns about the new fund regulations ferment, it will still suppress the bond market. However, the wave - like recovery of the fundamentals and the central bank's resumption of bond - buying limit the upward adjustment momentum of interest rates. The cross - year allocation market remains to be confirmed, but the game space for long - term interest rates may be opened up. One can try to seize trading opportunities for long - term interest rates but should respond cautiously with a volatile mindset [6][23]. - In terms of spread trading, the current bond - swapping market has generally ended. The further compression space of the "China Development Bank Bond - National Debt" spread needs to be continuously observed based on the purchasing momentum of allocation - oriented investors. The "deposit transfer" may make the scale of wealth management products resilient, and the purchasing power of wealth management products may support medium - and short - term credit bonds. One can focus on medium - and short - duration bonds with coupon value [6][23][24].