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美国降息预期升温——全球经济观察第6期【陈兴团队•财通宏观】
陈兴宏观研究· 2025-08-02 16:02
Global Asset Price Performance - Global stock markets showed weakness, with major indices declining: S&P 500 down 2.4%, Dow Jones down 2.9%, and Nasdaq down 2.2% compared to last week [2][3] - Most government bond yields fell, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield decreasing by 17 basis points [2][3] - Oil prices increased, likely due to geopolitical tensions, particularly U.S. threats to sanction Russia [2] - The U.S. dollar index rose by 1% [2][3] Major Central Bank Monetary Policies - The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at the current level for the fifth consecutive meeting, with some internal dissent among board members [4] - The Bank of Japan decided to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate at 0.5% and raised its core inflation forecast for fiscal year 2025 to 2.7% [4] U.S. Economic Dynamics - U.S. GDP for Q2 rebounded to an annualized rate of 3%, but private domestic final purchases fell to 1.2%, indicating a slowdown in domestic demand [7][8] - Non-farm payrolls added 73,000 jobs in July, but previous months' figures were revised down by a total of 258,000 jobs [8] - The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, with a decline in labor force participation rate to 62.2%, the lowest since early 2023 [8] Other Regional Economic Dynamics - Eurozone economic growth slowed significantly in Q2, with GDP growth dropping from 0.6% in Q1 to 0.1% [19] - Germany and Italy experienced negative GDP growth in Q2, contributing to the overall slowdown in the Eurozone [19] - Japan's manufacturing PMI fell to 48.9 in July, indicating a contraction in the manufacturing sector due to weak demand [20]