1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided in the report. 2. Core Views of the Report - The geopolitical risks in the Middle East are escalating, and the upward momentum of crude oil prices may significantly exceed expectations. The global economy is still on an upward trajectory, but if crude oil prices skyrocket, there will be a time lag in the transmission of global inflation caused by the increase in oil prices [15]. - With the shift of Israel's goal from destroying Iranian nuclear facilities to overthrowing the Iranian regime and the high probability of US military involvement, the Middle East is likely to face greater - scale turmoil and chaos, and the upward potential of crude oil prices may far exceed expectations [47]. - The sharp rise in crude oil prices is expected to drive a collective increase in energy and chemical products. The global large - scale institutional investors are continuously reducing their holdings of US assets and reallocating to European and Chinese assets, which is beneficial to A - shares [47][53]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Global Economic Outlook - **US Economy** - In April, US retail and food sales reached $715.4 billion, with a year - on - year increase of 3.3%, indicating strong consumer spending [16]. - In May, the US core CPI increased by 2.8% year - on - year, with a month - on - month increase of 0.2%. The market expects the Fed to start cutting interest rates in September [18]. - The final value of the US Markit manufacturing PMI in May was 52%, showing continued expansion in the manufacturing sector. In the same month, manufacturing prices continued to rise rapidly, and service prices accelerated their increase [20][22]. - In April, the number of job openings in the US was 7.39 million, and the number of hires reached a one - year high, indicating a tightening labor market [25]. - In May, the hourly wage of non - agricultural enterprises in the US was $36.24, with a year - on - year growth rate of 3.9% [28]. - In April, US consumer goods imports returned to normal, with a year - on - year increase of 5.6%. The import amount of capital goods was $90.5 billion, second only to that in March, indicating an accelerated return of the manufacturing industry [31][33]. - In April, the monthly value of US service exports reached $98.8 billion, a new high for the year, showing the strength of the service industry [36]. - In April, the year - on - year growth rate of US wholesalers' inventories was 2.3%, and that of manufacturers' inventories was 0.9%, indicating an active inventory replenishment state [39]. - **European Economy** - On June 5th, the ECB cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the eighth time in a year, to 2% [41]. - Germany launched the largest - scale military expansion since the Cold War, with a 30% increase in military strength, which is expected to boost the manufacturing industries in Germany and the Eurozone [43]. - **Indian Economy** - In May, India's manufacturing PMI continued to expand, and its manufacturing and service industries have been expanding for more than three years [45]. Asset Allocation - **Crude Oil and Chemicals** - The shift of the Israeli - Iranian conflict and the potential US military intervention may lead to a significant increase in crude oil prices, which will drive up the prices of energy and chemical products [47]. - Iran's liquefied petroleum gas accounts for 28% of China's imports, and high - sulfur fuel oil accounts for 21% of China's imports. Iranian refineries have started preventive shutdowns, and the supply gap of chemical products after the shutdown cannot be quickly filled [49][50][51]. - Iranian refineries' preventive shutdowns have led to Chinese large - scale private refineries starting preventive production cuts to prevent disruptions in Iranian crude oil supply [52]. - **Financial Assets** - Global large - scale institutional investors are continuously reducing their holdings of US assets and reallocating to European and Chinese assets, which is beneficial to A - shares. A - shares are in a defensive state, and the bank ETF has reached a new high [53][54].