随着美联储的准备金余额七周连降并跌破3万亿美元大关，市场对于流动性紧张的担忧正在加剧。 根据美联储周四公布的数据，截至9月24日当周，美国银行业准备金减少了约210亿美元，至2.9997万亿 美元，在连续第七周下跌后，降至今年1月1日以来的最低水平。这一关键指标的下降，是美联储量化紧 缩与美国财政部大规模发债共同作用下，金融体系流动性持续流失的直接体现。 与此同时，本周，作为美联储主要政策利率的联邦基金有效利率在目标区间内小幅走高，这是一个预示 着金融环境趋紧的早期信号。 尽管美联储主席鲍威尔上周表示准备金仍处于"充裕"水平，但金融市场的迹象表明，临界点可能比决策 者预期的更近。这一趋势正迫使市场重新评估美联储停止缩表（QT）的时间表，并密切关注任何可能 出现的资金紧张迹象。 当前金融体系流动性的持续流失，主要源于两大因素的叠加。 缩表与发债夹击下的流动性流失 美联储走到十字路口 面对日益显现的流动性紧缩迹象，美联储正面临艰难抉择。 鲍威尔上周称，银行准备金余额仍处于"充裕"状态，并预计缩表将持续到准备金降至"充足"水平。尽管 他承认，目前正越来越接近这一水平，但并未给出明确的停止信号。 联邦基金利率微升，市 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Federal Reserve's balance sheet size is influenced by uncontrollable external factors, and a rough benchmark for "adequate reserves" is set at $2.7 trillion [1] Group 1 - The Federal Reserve agrees that its balance sheet should be reduced, but it may not need to be cut as drastically as some believe [1] - An adequate reserves system contributes to the stability of the financial system [1] - Paying interest on reserves does not impose a cost burden on the Treasury [1] Group 2 - Once reserves reach adequate levels, the Federal Reserve can increase its holdings of short-term Treasury bills [1] - There is a consideration to shift the structure of the balance sheet towards short-term Treasury bills [1]

Core Viewpoint - The People's Bank of China and six other departments emphasize the importance of implementing effective monetary policy, enhancing counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments, and utilizing various monetary policy tools to maintain ample liquidity and reduce overall financing costs in society [1] Group 1 - The implementation of monetary policy will focus on maintaining liquidity and promoting a decrease in comprehensive financing costs [1] - Various monetary policy tools will be employed, including reserve requirements, relending, rediscounting, and open market operations [1] - The approach aims to strengthen both counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments to better respond to economic fluctuations [1]

Group 1 - The central bank's early announcement of large-scale reverse repurchase operations is aimed at maintaining ample liquidity in the banking system and stabilizing market expectations, especially in light of the high volume of interbank certificates of deposit maturing in June 2025, which is projected to reach 4.2 trillion yuan [1][2] - The central bank's policy focus is on encouraging banks to increase credit supply to the real economy and support government bond issuance, with the use of medium-term liquidity tools signaling a commitment to "wide credit" [2] - The central bank has made its monetary policy operations more transparent by disclosing data on various tools used, including reserve requirements and market operations, which enhances communication with the market [3] Group 2 - In May, the central bank released long-term funds of 1 trillion yuan through a reserve requirement cut, with net MLF injections of 375 billion yuan, alleviating liquidity pressure from government bond issuances [4] - The pressure from government bond issuance in June is expected to be lower than in May, and MLF is likely to continue net injections as total tools may pause for additional increments [4]

Core Insights - The central bank has launched a new section on its official website to provide updates on the operation of various monetary tools [1] - The section includes monthly data on liquidity injection and withdrawal for three categories of nine tools [1] Summary by Category Liquidity Injection - In May 2025, the net liquidity injection through the reserve requirement was 1 trillion yuan [1] - The net liquidity injection through the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) was 5 million yuan [1] - The net liquidity injection through the Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) was 375 billion yuan [1] - The net liquidity injection through central treasury cash management was 240 billion yuan [1]

Core Viewpoint - The long-term trend of the economy remains positive despite external shocks and challenges [2] Group 1: Economic Performance - In Q1, GDP grew by 5.4% year-on-year, indicating improved social confidence and progress in high-quality development [2] - The central bank implemented a moderately loose monetary policy, maintaining ample liquidity and reducing social financing costs [2] - As of the end of March, the social financing scale and broad money supply (M2) grew by 8.4% and 7.0% year-on-year, respectively, with the RMB loan balance reaching 265.4 trillion yuan [2] Group 2: Monetary Policy Direction - The central bank will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy, ensuring liquidity remains abundant [3][4] - The focus will be on balancing short-term and long-term goals, stabilizing growth while preventing risks, and enhancing policy coordination [4] - The central bank aims to promote reasonable price recovery and improve the transmission mechanism of monetary policy [4] Group 3: Consumer Support Initiatives - The central bank plans to introduce a comprehensive financial policy package to boost consumption, which is crucial for expanding domestic demand and stabilizing growth [5][6] - Specific measures include maintaining a favorable financial environment for consumption, enhancing financial services in key sectors, and optimizing consumer credit products [6] Group 4: Price Trends - The report indicates that price levels are expected to recover from low levels, with Q1 core CPI rising by 0.3% and a narrowing decline in PPI [7][8] - Policies aimed at expanding domestic demand are expected to support a moderate recovery in prices [8]