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Chinese Market
1. Private Equity Stock Positions Reach a New High in Nearly a Year
The latest data from Private Equity Ranking shows that the private equity stock position index is at 81.76%, a substantial increase of 3.95 percentage points, reaching a new high in nearly a year. This position data also shows that 60.75% of private equity funds are fully invested (positions > 80%), 30.81% hold medium positions (50% ≤ positions ≤ 80%), and only 7.99% hold low positions (20% ≤ positions < 50%) and 0.45% are not invested (positions < 20%), with the majority of private equity funds fully investing their positions.
2. Four Major Insurance Giants Firmly Optimistic About A-shares
Since the Central Political Bureau meeting in July, a series of macroeconomic and financial policies have been intensively introduced, helping to stabilize and grow the economy and boost confidence in the capital markets. Representatives from China Life, Taikang Asset, Ping An Group, and PICC Asset Management have all expressed strong optimism for the investment value of China's capital markets, and they will fully leverage the stabilizing role of insurance funds.
3. Resolutely Guard Against the Risk of Excessive Currency Depreciation
The special meeting on the self-discipline mechanism of the national foreign exchange market believes that although the Renminbi has depreciated against the US dollar recently, it remains basically stable against a basket of currencies and relatively strong against major non-US currencies. The foreign exchange market is operating steadily, and the overall market expectation is stable. Maintaining the basic stability of the Renminbi exchange rate is the common wish of financial management departments, the foreign exchange market self-discipline mechanism, foreign exchange market participants, enterprises, and residents.
Overseas Market
1. US One-Year Inflation Expectations Rise to 3.6%
A New York Fed survey shows that the US August one-year inflation expectation has slightly risen from 3.5% to 3.6%, the three-year inflation expectation has slightly dropped from 2.9% to 2.8%, and the five-year inflation outlook has slightly risen from 2.9% to 3.0%. Looking at specific categories, respondents expected the prices of gasoline, food, rent, medical expenses, and college fees to rise, with housing price expectations reaching the highest level since July 2022.
2. Survey Shows Gloom in US Consumer Spending Outlook
A market survey conducted from September 4th to 8th, as reported by the media, shows for the question of when during the quarter US consumer spending will turn negative, 56% of the 526 surveyed investors believe it will occur at the beginning of next year, marking the first quarterly contraction since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 21% expect it to happen in the fourth quarter of this year, while the rest of the respondents anticipate negative growth in the foreseeable future.
3. EU Lowers Eurozone GDP Forecasts
The latest data from the European Commission shows that the GDP growth forecast for the Eurozone in 2023 has been lowered from the previous 1.1% to 0.8%, and the growth forecast for 2024 has been adjusted from 1.7% to 1.3%. Germany's economic growth forecast for this year has been revised down from 0.2% to -0.4%, indicating it is on the verge of recession. European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said that the significant downward revision of Germany's growth forecast is complicating the Eurozone's economic recovery.
4. Japan's 10-Year Government Bond Yield Hits Highest Since 2014
In his first media interview since taking office, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda mentioned that ending negative interest rates is a feasible option if the Bank of Japan is confident in the sustained rise of prices and wages. Influenced by this, the TOPIX Bank Index surged to its highest level since August 2008, and the yield on Japan's 10-year government bonds reached its highest level since 2014.
Today's Focus
Today, important economic data are scarce. Investors should pay attention to the UK unemployment rate for July, Eurozone and Germany's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for September, among other economic data. Additionally, investors should also monitor the speech by Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Mann and the OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, among other risk events.
