Joseph Wang - Markets Weekly May 17, 2025
发布时间:2025-05-17 16:26:03
原节目
好的,以下是该视频内容的中文摘要,按照关键部分划分:
**市场与美中贸易政策转变:**
发言人以市场强劲的反弹开场,形容其为“崩盘式上涨”。一个关键驱动因素似乎是美中贸易战的转变。贝森特部长会见了中国对口官员,出乎意料的是,美国政府宣布对中国商品仅加征 30% 的关税,而不是预期的 50-60% 。这 30% 实际上代表了适用于所有国家的 10% 基准关税,加上与芬太尼相关的额外关税。从关税的角度来看,这是一个非常温和的举措。虽然目前中国进口商品的实际关税率约为 40%(在俄罗斯日之前),但与之前猜测的 145% 相比,这是一个显著的改善。
发言人认为,美国政府并没有放弃重塑全球贸易平衡的目标,但关税作为主要工具正在退居二线。解放日事件没有引起公众、商业游说团体或市场的良好反响,民意调查显示,特朗普的支持率因此而下降。发言人预计,未来将转向对大多数国家征收 10% 的基准关税,并对半导体或汽车等商品征收特定行业的关税。考虑到这种新方法,与日本和欧盟的谈判可能会不那么引人注目。
发言人承认,市场反弹并非完全由美中贸易消息驱动。“很多人”已经习惯于逢低买入,并且相对于看跌期权,有大量的看涨期权被买入。然而,这是一种危险的思考方式,可能会导致股市崩盘式上涨,变得脆弱。随着五月份期权到期,许多这些期权可能会失效,从而在期权失效时形成一个转折点。发言人随后表示,他认为“这看起来非常像一次熊市反弹”。
**“宏大而美丽的法案”与穆迪的降级:**
现在焦点转移到美国政府的立法议程,即旨在恢复美国制造业的“宏大而美丽的法案”。它同时使用了胡萝卜和大棒:税收优惠(机械、设备和制造业房地产的折旧优惠)以鼓励国内生产,同时征收基准关税。
该法案的预算影响预计将是巨大的,无党派分析显示赤字将大幅增加。这是因为该法案实际上旨在使特朗普第一任期的减税政策永久化,而这些减税政策最初的设计是会失效的。发言人认为,国会不会允许减税政策失效,因为没有人希望税收增加。
这种迫在眉睫的财政影响导致穆迪下调了美国的信用评级。发言人随后补充了一些历史,美国的信用评级早在 2011 年就被标准普尔公司下调,但当时股票市场对此反应强烈。自 2011 年以来,投资者对其授权进行了许多修改,使其有资格持有这些降级后的债券。目前尚不清楚穆迪最近的降级是否会对市场产生影响,但它可能会对就“宏大而美丽的法案”进行谈判的政治进程产生一定影响。
发言人有信心该法案最终会通过,因为特朗普在共和党内部的影响力,他将发起反对任何试图制造麻烦的人的竞选活动,以确保法案通过。主要担忧是最终将造成的赤字水平。发言人怀疑这些大规模的财政法案可能会对股票市场产生负面影响。由于债务上限的影响,预计在七月或八月需要就该法案做出决定。
**通胀数据:**
最后一个话题是通胀数据,尤其是在对关税影响的担忧下。最近的密歇根大学数据显示,消费者对通胀的预期上升。然而,CPI 和 PPI 数据则描绘了一幅更为良性的画面。较低的能源价格和温和的核心通胀对此有所贡献。虽然 PPI 数据显示了一些商品通胀(由于关税),但企业并没有将这些成本转嫁给消费者,而是愿意将其转嫁给其他企业。
发言人提醒说,通胀指数不仅包括商品,还包括服务。消费者可自由支配服务(如旅游)的通货紧缩抵消了商品通货膨胀的增加。这表明总体 CPI 和 PCE 指数可能不会出现显著增长。克利夫兰联储预测近期 PCE 数据将是良性的,彭博社预测,由于服务业的通货紧缩抵消了商品通货膨胀,今年晚些时候 PCE 水平将更加温和。
Here's a summary of the Markets Weekly video transcript, broken down by the key segments:
**Markets & US-China Trade Pivot:**
The speaker opens by noting a powerful rally in the market, describing it as "crashing up." A key driver seems to be a shift in the US-China trade war. Secretary of Bessent met with his Chinese counterpart, and instead of the expected 50-60% tariffs, the administration announced only 30% tariffs on China. This 30% effectively represents a 10% baseline tariff applied to all countries, plus additional tariffs related to fentanyl. This is seen as a very dovish move from a tariff standpoint. While the current effective tariff rate on Chinese imports is around 40% (before the Russian day), it's a significant improvement from the previously speculated 145%.
The speaker believes the administration isn't abandoning its goal of rebalancing global trade but that tariffs as a primary tool are taking a backseat. The liberation day episode didn't resonate well with the public, business lobbyists, or the markets, and polls suggested Trump was losing support because of it. The speaker expects a shift towards a 10% baseline tariff on most countries, with sector-specific tariffs on items like semiconductors or autos. Negotiations with Japan and the EU will likely be less eventful with this new approach in mind.
The speaker acknowledges that the market rally is not solely driven by the US-China trade news. "A whole bunch of people" are conditioned to buy the dip and there has been a tremendous amount of call options being bought, relative to put options.. However, it's a dangerous way to think, and could make the stock market crash up and become fragile. With May options expiry, many of those options could fall off, creating a turning point as that option rolls off. The speaker then states his opinion that "this looks honestly very much like a bear market rally".
**The Big, Beautiful Bill & Moody's Downgrade:**
The focus now shifts to the administration's legislative agenda, the "big, beautiful bill," aimed at restoring American manufacturing. It uses both the carrot and the stick: tax incentives (depreciation benefits for machinery, equipment, and manufacturing real estate) to encourage domestic production, alongside the baseline tariffs.
The budget impact of the bill is projected to be substantial, with non-partisan analyses showing a significant increase in the deficit. This is because the bill essentially aims to make permanent the tax cuts from Trump's first term, which were originally designed to sunset. The speaker suggests that Congress will not allow the tax cuts to expire because no one wants taxes to go higher.
This looming fiscal impact has led Moody's to downgrade the US's credit rating. The speaker then adds some history with the US's credit rating being downgraded as early as 2011 by the standard and Pores, however at the time there was a strong negative reaction in the equity market. Since 2011, many changes have been made with investors rewriting their mandates making them eligible to hold these downgrades. While it is still unclear if Moody's recent downgrade will have a market impact, it could have some impact on the political process negotiating the big beautiful bill.
The speaker is confident that the bill will ultimately pass due to Trump's influence within the Republican party, who will campaign against anyone who tries to cause trouble in order to get it passed. The major concern is the final level of deficit it will create. The speaker suspects these big fiscal bills might turn negative for the equity market. A decision on the bill is likely required by July or August due to the debt ceiling implications.
**Inflation Data:**
The last topic covered is inflation data, particularly in light of concerns about the impact of tariffs. Recent University of Michigan data shows increased inflation expectations among consumers. The CPI and PPI data, however, paint a more benign picture. Lower energy prices and subdued core inflation contributed to this. While PPI data shows some goods inflation (due to tariffs), businesses aren't passing these costs onto consumers, but are willing to pass it onto other businesses.
The speaker reminds that the inflation index includes not only goods but also services. Disinflation in consumer discretionary services (like travel) is counteracting increases in goods inflation. This suggests that the overall CPI and PCE indices might not see significant increases. The Cleveland Fed is forecasting benign PCE data for the near future, and Bloomberg predicts more moderate PCE levels later in the year due to disinflation in services offsetting goods inflation.