Group 1 - Several small and medium-sized banks have announced a reduction in RMB deposit rates, with a decrease of 10 to 20 basis points, including Jiangsu Bank and Nanjing Bank adjusting their 3-year fixed deposit rates [1][12] - The six major banks have set their current deposit rate at 0.05%, with 3-year and 5-year deposit rates at 1.25% and 1.3% respectively [12] Group 2 - Chasing Technology announced plans to create the world's fastest car, a luxury electric vehicle aimed at competing with Bugatti Veyron, set to debut in 2027 [2][29] - The company has formed a team of nearly 1,000 people for this automotive venture, marking its entry into the car manufacturing industry [30] Group 3 - Cambrian Technology issued a risk warning regarding its stock, projecting annual revenue of 5 billion to 7 billion yuan for 2025, while clarifying that recent market predictions about its operations were misleading [2][15] - The company has no new product launches planned and emphasized the stability of its supply chain [15] Group 4 - Semiconductor manufacturer SMIC reported a 22% year-on-year increase in revenue to $4.456 billion for the first half of the year, with a significant rise in gross profit margin from 13.8% to 21.4% [17][18] - The company's net profit for the period was $321 million, reflecting a 35.6% increase compared to the previous year [17] Group 5 - BYD's new car registrations in Europe surged by 225.3% in July, surpassing Tesla to become a significant player in the European electric vehicle market [22][23] - The overall new car registrations in Europe increased by 5.9% to 1.09 million units, marking the fastest growth since April of the previous year [22] Group 6 - Haier's subsidiary, Kataychi Holdings, has completed the acquisition of a 43% stake in Autohome, making it the controlling shareholder [24][25] - This strategic move is expected to enhance Haier's influence in the automotive market and accelerate its expansion into the smart vehicle sector [25]

Core Viewpoint - The report from China Galaxy Securities indicates that the Producer Price Index (PPI) continues to remain at a low level year-on-year, with limited potential for improvement in the future, making it unlikely for PPI to turn positive within the year [1] Group 1: Real Estate Market - The real estate market has been weakening since the second quarter, with the total sales area and sales revenue of commercial housing in the first six months declining by 3.5% and 5.5% year-on-year, respectively [1] - In July, the transaction area of commercial housing in 30 major cities showed a year-on-year decrease of 18.6%, compared to a decrease of 8.4% in June [1] Group 2: Economic Dynamics - There is insufficient momentum among microeconomic entities, leading to weak investment from enterprises and low consumer spending willingness [1] - The industrial capacity utilization rate in the second quarter was 74%, showing a downward trend both year-on-year and month-on-month, indicating continued weak demand [1] Group 3: Market Competition - The ongoing optimization of market competition is leading to a narrowing of price declines in related industries, but the sustained improvement effect remains to be observed [1]

Consumption Trends - Consumer spending shows a divergence with weak goods consumption and strong service consumption, particularly in travel and cinema during the summer[7] - Retail sales of automobiles have slightly declined, with wholesale volumes increasing marginally, indicating seasonal and promotional impacts[16] - Food prices continue to drop, with agricultural products seeing an expanding year-on-year decline[16] Investment Insights - As of August 2, 2025, the cumulative issuance of special bonds reached CNY 2.8 trillion, marking the highest issuance for the same period since 2020[22] - New housing transactions in 30 cities have shown a seasonal rebound, but the year-on-year decline in transaction area has widened from 14.8% to 15.4%[22] Import and Export Dynamics - Port operations have slowed due to typhoon impacts, with a year-on-year decline in the number of ships docking at ports[32] - Domestic export freight rates have decreased by 2.3%, while import rates have slightly increased by 1.1%[32] Production and Inventory - Overall production has shown marginal weakening, with coal consumption rising seasonally but still reflecting a year-on-year decline[36] - Inventory levels for coal at ports have slightly decreased, while cement and steel inventories have shown seasonal increases[39] Price Movements - Consumer prices continue to decline, with the iCPI showing a slight decrease in year-on-year growth, particularly in transportation and healthcare sectors[42] - Industrial prices are also experiencing a marginal decline, with the South China price index dropping by 1.1%[42] Liquidity Conditions - Funding rates have decreased, with R007 down by 20.7 basis points, indicating a trend towards a more accommodative liquidity environment[46] - The 10-year government bond yield has fallen to 1.71%, reflecting easing pressure in the funding market[46]

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content found. Core Viewpoints - Policy might correct the over - interpretation of anti - involution previously. During the summer heat, demand will weaken further and inventory is expected to rise. The market focus will shift to the peak - season consumption in August - September. For steel products, short - term short positions can be held, and those not yet in the market can enter short - term short positions after price rebounds. For iron ore, short - term short selling on price rebounds is recommended, with timely stop - profit and stop - loss, and conservative investors should stay on the sidelines [3][6]. Summary by Directory 1. Steel Products (Ribbed Bars and Hot - Rolled Coils) - **Policy and Market News**: Politburo meeting removed "low - price" from "low - price disorderly competition", changed "promote the orderly exit of backward production capacity" to "promote the governance of key industry production capacity", and emphasized optimizing market competition order. The July manufacturing PMI data in China was below expectations, and rapid price increases pressured terminal demand [3]. - **Supply and Demand**: This week, ribbed bar production and apparent demand decreased from an increasing trend, factory inventory decreased for the third consecutive week, and social inventory increased for the third consecutive week. The total inventory of five major steel products rose, and apparent demand declined. Seasonally, demand will weaken in summer heat, and inventory is expected to rise [3]. - **Technical Analysis**: Futures prices decreased with reduced positions, and long - position liquidation drove price drops [3]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Hold short - term short positions. Those not in the market can enter short - term short positions after price rebounds [3]. - **Data**: - **Prices**: Ribbed bar futures and spot prices, hot - rolled coil futures and spot prices all decreased. For example, the ribbed bar futures price decreased by 3.32% compared to the previous day and 2.70% compared to last week [3]. - **Production**: Ribbed bar production was 211.06 million tons, a 0.42% decrease from last week; hot - rolled coil production was 322.79 million tons, a 1.67% increase from last week [3]. - **Inventory**: Five - major - product social inventory increased by 1.65%, ribbed bar social inventory increased by 2.99%, and ribbed bar factory inventory decreased by 2.12% [3]. 2. Iron Ore - **Supply and Demand**: Steel mills' profitability is fair, but iron - water production has large downward pressure in the off - season. Even in the peak season, the room for growth is limited. Global iron - ore shipments are high and rising seasonally, and future arrivals are expected to remain high. Port inventory is slowly decreasing, but trade - mine inventory is high [6]. - **Market News**: After the Sino - US trade talks and Politburo meeting, positive factors were exhausted, and prices face large correction pressure [6]. - **Technical Analysis**: Futures prices stabilized in the short term, the oscillation range narrowed, and prices are expected to follow the trend of ribbed bars [6]. - **Operation Suggestion**: Short - term short selling on price rebounds, with timely stop - profit and stop - loss, and conservative investors should stay on the sidelines [6]. - **Data**: - **Prices**: Iron - ore spot and futures prices decreased. For example, the DCE iron - ore futures price decreased by 1.27% compared to the previous day and 3.95% compared to last week [7]. - **Supply**: Australian iron - ore shipments increased by 16.64% week - on - week, while Brazilian shipments decreased by 12.19% [7]. - **Inventory**: Port inventory increased by 0.04%, and trade - mine inventory decreased by 0.11% [7]. 3. Industry Information - **Steel Industry PMI**: In July 2025, the steel industry PMI was 50.5%, up 4.6 percentage points month - on - month, ending two consecutive months of decline and returning to the expansion range. In August, steel demand may continue a weak recovery, steel - mill production may rise slightly, and raw material and steel prices will oscillate [10]. - **Coking Coal and Coke**: The coking - coal long - term agreement price increased in July. Some coking - coal mines' production is restricted, and coking - plant profitability varies by region. The average national ton - coke profit is - 45 yuan/ton [11][12]. - **Other Products**: National float - glass inventory decreased for six consecutive weeks, and soda - ash factory inventory decreased for three consecutive weeks but remains at a high historical level [12].