Report Industry Investment Rating No specific industry investment rating is provided in the report. Core Viewpoints of the Report The current economic operation is in a neutral range, and the negative economic cycle of "sharp decline in housing prices and stock prices - wealth shrinkage - consumption downgrade" in the past two years may have come to an end. The marginal change in the economy compared to 2024 may lie in consumption. The report expects interest rate bonds to fluctuate narrowly in Q3 2025, and is bullish on long - duration urban investment bonds and capital bonds. It also anticipates a significant interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in 2026, highlighting opportunities in short - to medium - term US bonds [2]. Summary According to the Table of Contents 1. Macro - level News - In June, the year - on - year CPI was +0.1%, and the month - on - month was - 0.1%. The year - on - year food price was - 0.3%, and the month - on - month was - 0.4%; the year - on - year non - food price was +0.1%, and the month - on - month was flat. The转正 of CPI in June and the rebound of core CPI may indicate the initial effectiveness of policies to expand domestic demand, but the recovery foundation is not yet stable [2][12]. - The General Office of the State Council issued a notice to further strengthen policy support for stable employment, including seven aspects such as supporting enterprises to stabilize jobs and promoting employment through skills training [2][13]. - Trump announced that starting from August 1, a 50% tariff will be imposed on all copper imported into the United States, and different tariff conditions (20% - 50%) will be imposed on 24 countries and 27 EU member states [2][13]. 2. Medium - level High - frequency Data 2.1 Consumption - As of July 6, the daily average retail volume of passenger car manufacturers increased by 1.2% year - on - year, and the daily average wholesale volume increased by 39.0% year - on - year. As of June 27, the total retail volume of three major household appliances increased by 16.4% year - on - year, and the total retail sales increased by 1.6% year - on - year. However, the total box office revenue in the past 7 days as of July 11 decreased by 26.5% year - on - year [14][19][23]. 2.2 Transportation - As of July 6, the container throughput of ports increased by 5.6% year - on - year, railway freight volume increased by 3.7% year - on - year, and highway truck traffic increased by 1.7% year - on - year. But the CCFI composite index as of July 11 decreased by 37.0% year - on - year, and the average Baltic Dry Freight Index as of July 11 decreased by 16.7% year - on - year [14][24][31]. 2.3 Capacity Utilization - As of July 9, the blast furnace capacity utilization rate of major steel enterprises increased by 2.4 pct year - on - year. As of July 10, the average asphalt capacity utilization rate increased by 4.0 pct year - on - year, but the soda ash capacity utilization rate decreased by 6.3 pct year - on - year, and the PVC capacity utilization rate decreased by 1.8 pct year - on - year [15][45][47]. 2.4 Real Estate - As of July 11, the total commercial housing transaction area of 30 large and medium - sized cities in the past 7 days decreased by 11.0% year - on - year, while the total number of transactions increased by 17.1% year - on - year. The second - hand housing market also showed a downward trend, with the transaction area of 9 sample cities decreasing by 7.4% year - on - year as of July 4, and the listing price index of second - hand housing in national cities decreasing by 7.0% year - on - year as of July 6 [15][54][58]. 2.5 Prices - As of July 11, most commodity prices declined. The average wholesale price of pork decreased by 16.1% year - on - year, the average wholesale price of vegetables decreased by 7.4% year - on - year, the average price of thermal coal at northern ports decreased by 27.6% year - on - year, and the average spot price of WTI crude oil decreased by 17.8% year - on - year [15][68][73]. 3. Bond Market and Foreign Exchange Market - On July 11, overnight Shibor, R001, R007, DR001, DR007, IBO001, and IBO007 all increased slightly compared to July 7. The yields of 1 - year, 5 - year, 10 - year, and 30 - year treasury bonds on July 11 increased by 3.4BP, 3.6BP, 2.2BP, and 2.4BP respectively compared to July 4. The exchange rate of the US dollar against the RMB on July 11 was 7.17, up 58 pips compared to July 4 [79][80][86]. 4. Institutional Behavior - As of July 13, the net - breaking rate of public wealth management products of wealth management companies was about 0.57%, down 1.40 pct from the beginning of the year, and the current percentile of the net - breaking rate within the year was below 5%. As of July 11, the duration of bond funds continued to rise. The median and average duration of medium - and long - term pure bond funds for interest rate bonds reached 5.3 years and 5.4 years respectively, up 0.18 years from the previous week; the median and average duration of medium - and long - term pure bond funds for credit bonds were 2.2 years, down 0.01 years from the previous week [89][91][92]. 5. Investment Suggestions - Interest rate bonds are expected to fluctuate narrowly in Q3 2025. The report is bullish on long - duration urban investment bonds and capital bonds, including urban investment dim - sum bonds and US dollar bonds. It strongly recommends perpetual bonds of Minsheng Bank, Bohai Bank, and Hengfeng Bank, and suggests paying attention to opportunities in insurance sub - debt. It is expected that the Federal Reserve will significantly cut interest rates in 2026, presenting opportunities in short - to medium - term US bonds [2][97].

Group 1: Macroeconomic Overview - Shanghai will implement eight financial opening measures to enhance cross-border trade and investment facilitation [12] - In May 2025, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 4.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%, with a month-on-month acceleration of 1.3 percentage points [12] - From January to May, national fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) was 19.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%, with a slowdown of 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous four months [12] Group 2: Consumer and Production Trends - The passenger car market continues to show high growth, with average daily retail and wholesale numbers increasing by 22.7% and 38.0% year-on-year, respectively [17][19] - The film market saw a decline in box office revenue, with a year-on-year decrease of 9.5% as of June 20 [19] - The construction chain shows insufficient recovery momentum, with the total transaction area of commercial housing in 30 cities down by 4.4% year-on-year, although the number of transactions increased by 12.8% [18][61] Group 3: Commodity Prices - Agricultural product prices are under pressure, with the average wholesale price of pork down by 17.8% year-on-year, while the average price of six key fruits increased by 7.0% [77][79] - Industrial products generally declined, with the average price of thermal coal down by 29.9% year-on-year, and the average price of rebar down by 13.1% [85][87] Group 4: Bond Market and Institutional Behavior - As of June 20, the yields on 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year government bonds were 1.36%, 1.50%, 1.64%, and 1.84%, respectively, showing a decline compared to June 13 [100] - The average duration of long-term bond funds has risen to approximately 5.0 years, reflecting a shift in institutional strategies towards long-duration investments [110][115] - The average duration of credit bond funds remains stable at around 2.3 years, indicating a focus on structural opportunities as credit spreads compress [111][115]