Group 1 - The macro growth factor continues to rise, while inflation indicators show a weakening rebound, with domestic CPI turning negative at -0.4% and PPI's decline narrowing to -2.9%, indicating persistent internal demand issues [4] - The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut expectations are driving upward global liquidity expectations, benefiting Asian equity markets, with the Korean Composite Index rising by 5.94% and the Hang Seng Tech Index by 5.31% [4][9] - The A-share market shows a preference for growth styles, with the Sci-Tech 50 Index increasing by 5.48%, while small-cap indices outperform large-cap blue chips [4] Group 2 - Recommendations for asset allocation include favoring high-grade credit bonds in the bond market, adjusting duration flexibly, and focusing on bank and insurance sector movements [5] - In the overseas equity market, the report suggests monitoring interest rate-sensitive sectors due to limited short-term rebound potential for the dollar and significantly raised interest rate cut expectations [5] - For gold, it is recommended to increase allocations to gold and silver as they are core assets during the interest rate cut cycle, with expectations for Shanghai gold to break previous highs [5] Group 3 - The report indicates that the overall liquidity environment remains supportive for market valuation recovery and structural trends, with a significant decrease in average daily trading volume in the A-share market [56] - The A-share valuation levels have increased, with the price-to-earnings ratio rising to 50.38 times and the price-to-book ratio reaching 5.60 times, suggesting that market expectations for future corporate earnings may be overly optimistic [60] - The report highlights that the earnings expectations for A-shares are weaker than historical averages, with a projected rolling one-year earnings growth rate of 10.3% and revenue growth rate of 5.9% [61]

Core Insights - Bloomberg is the first global index provider to include Chinese bonds in mainstream global indices, offering a unique perspective on the Chinese bond market [1] - The Bloomberg China Aggregate Index recorded a return of -0.01% in May, with a year-to-date return of 0.41% [3][5] - The Chinese government bonds and policy bank bonds index saw a return of -0.14% in May, with a year-to-date return of 0.28% in local currency [3][5] Index Performance - The China Aggregate Index (I08271CN) had a 1-day return of 0.06%, a month-to-date return of -0.01%, and a year-to-date return of 0.41% [5] - The China Treasury and Policy Banks Index (I32561CN) recorded a 1-day return of 0.10%, a month-to-date return of -0.14%, and a year-to-date return of 0.28% [5] - The China Corporate Index (I08275CN) achieved a year-to-date return of 0.76% [5] Market Trends - The Asian emerging market high-yield dollar bond index spread narrowed by nearly 130 basis points from the April peak of 5.63%, leading to a 1.42% increase in the index for May [9] - The yield curve of U.S. Treasuries is experiencing a "bull steepening," which may increase the hedging costs for RMB southbound investors in the dollar bond market [9] - Despite rising hedging costs in 2025, dollar bonds still offer a yield advantage of 44.5 basis points compared to the domestic market priced in RMB [9]