Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Views of the Report - The central bank's Q3 2025 monetary policy implementation report emphasizes using interest rates as an anchor and downplaying aggregate requirements, indicating that interest rate regulation will play an increasingly important role in monetary policy [1][9]. - The credit structure will be further optimized, focusing on four aspects to release consumption potential, including "five major articles" and key economic areas, science and innovation and carbon - reduction fields, inclusive small and micro enterprises, and the silver - haired economy and personal credit repair [3][12]. - Broad - spectrum interest rates are still in a downward cycle, but the decline may converge. The bond market will continue to oscillate and recover, and the 10 - year Treasury bond rate (old active bond) is expected to repair to 1.6% - 1.65% by the end of the year [4][5][16]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. Interest Rate and Aggregate Policy - The central bank continues to downplay aggregate requirements in the Q3 2025 monetary policy report. As China's economic transformation progresses, a slowdown in financial aggregate growth is reasonable and in line with regulatory acceptance. The traditional monetary system may not fully reflect the real situation, so the monetary policy regulation framework should be transformed to focus more on price - based regulation [1][9]. - The central bank emphasizes the importance of maintaining a reasonable interest rate ratio relationship. Although there were deviations in various interest rate ratios last year, they have improved significantly this year. Regulatory measures such as rectifying manual interest supplements, standardizing deposit pricing, and constraining loan interest rates have played important roles. Bank deposit costs decreased by 25.5BP in the first half of this year, and the term spread has returned to normal [2][10]. 2. Credit Structure Optimization - Credit structure optimization will focus on four aspects: developing science and technology finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance to support key national strategies and weak economic links; optimizing and using monetary policy tools for science and innovation and carbon - reduction, and promoting financial institutions' participation in the carbon market; guiding the reasonable growth of inclusive small and micro loans and private economy loans to support county - level economic development; and building a multi - level pension finance system, supporting the silver - haired economy, and implementing policies to support personal credit repair to release consumption potential [3][12]. 3. Interest Rate Trend - In Q3, the weighted average RMB loan interest rate decreased by 5bp to 3.24%, with general loan rates down 2bp to 3.67%, corporate loan rates down 8bp to 3.14%, personal housing loan rates unchanged at 3.06%, and bill rates down 13bp to 1.14%. The central bank aims to drive down the comprehensive social financing cost and keep social financing conditions relatively loose. Broad - spectrum interest rates are expected to continue to decline, but the decline may converge [4][14]. 4. Bond Market Outlook - The monetary policy implementation report emphasizes using interest rates as an anchor and downplaying aggregate requirements. Bond interest rates should move in tandem with broad - spectrum interest rates. With the decline in aggregate demand, the asset supply rhythm may slow down, increasing the pressure of asset shortage. The bond market will continue to oscillate and recover, and interest rates are expected to decline more smoothly in the second half of Q4. The 10 - year Treasury bond rate (old active bond) is expected to repair to 1.6% - 1.65% by the end of the year [5][16]. 5. Analysis of the Real Economy - In the first three quarters of this year, China's economy continued its steady - progress development trend, with GDP growing by 5.2% year - on - year. Positive factors include the continuous improvement of the national economic cycle, the accelerated development of new drivers, good production and supply momentum, expanding total demand, and more active macro - policies. However, the external environment is more complex and severe, and there are still risks such as insufficient domestic effective demand [18][19][20]. 6. Next - Stage Monetary Policy Measures - **Monetary Policy Direction**: Implement a moderately loose monetary policy, maintain reasonable growth of financial aggregates, and create a suitable monetary and financial environment. Strengthen counter - cyclical and cross - cyclical adjustments according to economic and financial situations [28]. - **Credit Policy Orientation**: Give full play to the guiding role of credit policies, support key areas such as science and innovation, green development, inclusive small and micro enterprises, and the silver - haired economy, and promote consumption and the stable development of the real estate market [29][30]. - **Interest Rate and Exchange Rate**: Promote interest rate and exchange rate marketization reforms, balance internal and external equilibrium, guide the decline of social comprehensive financing costs, and maintain the RMB exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced level [31][32]. - **Financial Reform and Opening - up**: Accelerate the construction of the bond market's "science and technology board", support private enterprise bond financing, and promote the high - quality development of the panda bond market. Promote the internationalization of the RMB and improve the level of capital account opening [33]. - **Financial Risk Prevention**: Build a comprehensive macro - prudential management system and a financial risk prevention and disposal mechanism, strengthen the supervision of system - important financial institutions, and promote the reform and risk resolution of small and medium - sized financial institutions [34].

Summary of Key Points from Conference Call Industry Overview - The conference call primarily discusses the fixed income market and interest rate trends in the context of the broader financial environment in China, particularly focusing on government bonds and corporate financing costs. Core Insights and Arguments - **Interest Rate Trends**: There is a prevailing expectation that interest rates will continue to decline, with current rates for certain bonds nearing historical lows. For instance, the rate for 30-year government bonds is approximately 1.9% and for corporate bonds like Shidai New Materials, it is around 1.66% [3][12]. - **Market Dynamics**: The decline in interest rates is attributed to easing concerns at the end of the quarter and the central bank's liquidity support. Banks have been buying older bonds, especially short-term ones, due to reduced pressure on profitability [2][4]. - **Impact of Deposit Rates**: The rapid decrease in deposit rates, with major banks reducing rates by 50 to 70 basis points, has significantly lowered overall funding costs in the market. This trend is expected to continue, further affecting fixed income asset yields [7][8]. - **Corporate Financing Costs**: As corporate financing costs decrease, financial institutions face challenges in balancing liabilities and net interest margins. The decline in funding costs is a key factor driving down overall market yields [6][10]. - **Broad vs. Policy Interest Rates**: Broad interest rates, which include yields on loans and other alternative assets, are more reflective of market conditions than policy rates, which tend to lag behind. Currently, actual funding costs are higher than the policy benchmark by approximately 1.4% [5][12]. - **Future Market Expectations**: The market anticipates a new downward phase for interest rates, driven by changes in supply and demand dynamics and increased liquidity from the central bank. The government bond supply is expected to slow down in the third quarter [3][14]. Additional Important Insights - **Insurance Sector Impact**: The insurance industry has seen a reduction in preset rates to around 2.13%, which may further decrease, affecting the cost of liabilities and the return expectations for financial institutions [10]. - **Net Interest Margin Trends**: Banks have experienced a decline in net interest margins, with the average dropping to about 1.4% in the first quarter, indicating pressure on profitability due to lower asset yields [11]. - **Trade Negotiations**: The impact of U.S.-China trade negotiations on the Chinese bond market is considered limited in the short term, with a focus on actual trade data rather than negotiation progress. Investors are advised to adopt strategies that leverage short-term positions while extending duration on long-term bonds [15].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core View of the Report - Interest rates are expected to reach new lows, with a new downward trend possibly starting from mid - to late June. The report believes that the 10 - year treasury bond could reach 1.4% - 1.5% within the year [5][18]. 3. Summary by Related Content Bond Market Performance This Week - The bond market fluctuated strongly this week, with most interest rates across different tenors declining. At the beginning of the month, funds became looser, with the R001 rate dropping to around 1.45% and the R007 rate to around 1.55%. The 10 - year and 30 - year treasury bond rates decreased by 1.7bps and 2.0bps to 1.65% and 1.88% respectively. The 1 - year AAA certificate of deposit rate fell 2.3bps to 1.68%, and the 3 - year and 5 - year AAA - secondary capital bond rates dropped 3.2bps and 1.9bps [1][8]. Alleviation of Market Concerns - Market concerns about the bond market have eased. Big banks have limited pressure to sell bonds, and there is no obvious need to realize floating profits at the end of the quarter. Although a large number of certificates of deposit will mature in the coming weeks, due to the limited liability pressure of banks, they are still lending a large amount of funds, and the certificate of deposit rates remain low. The central bank's repurchase operation at the beginning of the month also helps stabilize market expectations [1][8]. Factors Driving Interest Rate Decline - The main driver of interest rate decline is the decrease in the real - economy return rate. The weakening trend of prices in the next few months is expected to lead to a reduction in the financing cost that the real economy can accept. Empirical data shows a high correlation between industrial enterprises' EBIT/ total assets and the weighted average loan interest rate. The recent weakening of industrial product prices indicates a possible decline in corporate profitability in the next few months, which means the corporate - acceptable financing cost may continue to fall [2][9]. Manifestation of Interest Rate Decline - The decline in broad - spectrum interest rates is reflected in both the decrease in liability costs and the narrowing of net interest margins. The liability cost decline is evident in various financial institutions, with the yields of deposits, money market funds, wealth management products, and insurance products showing a downward trend. For example, the 1 - year and 5 - year deposit rates of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China have decreased by 50bps and 70bps respectively since the end of 2023, and were further reduced by 15bps and 25bps in May this year. The 7 - day average interest rate of Yu'E Bao has dropped below 1.2%, hitting a record low [3][12][13]. - Financial institutions' earnings are also on a downward trend. The net interest margin of banks has been decreasing over the past few years, dropping from 1.91% at the end of 2022 to 1.43% in the first quarter of this year, a decrease of 9bps compared to the end of last year, and it may continue to decline. Insurance's fee - difference loss may also be shrinking, and the management fees of various fixed - income asset management institutions may be under continuous pressure [4][15]. Short - term Driving Variables - In addition to the fundamental - driven decline in broad - spectrum interest rates, changes in asset supply and demand and the central bank's liquidity support will be the main short - term variables driving interest rates to break previous lows. The supply of government bonds will slow down in the next few months, while the supply of funds will remain abundant. The central bank has increased its support for liquidity, conducting repurchase operations in early June to maintain capital stability. The bond market may once again experience a situation where demand exceeds supply, and the asset shortage may reappear [4][17][18].