Joseph Wang - Markets Weekly August 23, 2025
发布时间:2025-08-23 14:20:35
原节目
好的,这是将上述内容翻译成中文的版本:
这份8月23日的“市场周报”更新涵盖了过去一周的一系列重大事件,重点关注AI泡沫、杰克逊霍尔经济研讨会以及美国政府不断演变的产业政策。
发言人首先承认了普遍存在的AI泡沫情绪,并引用了他之前的博客文章。他强调泡沫可能会继续膨胀,但人们对AI行业估值过高的意识正在增强。他引用了对AI“教父”萨姆·奥特曼的采访,后者坦率地承认存在泡沫的可能性,以及麻省理工学院的一项研究,该研究表明,很大一部分AI实施(约95%)没有为企业带来投资回报。接近500家的AI独角兽企业(估值超过10亿美元的初创公司)数量进一步支持了泡沫的论点。虽然将其与互联网泡沫进行比较,但发言人指出,信息传播需要时间,这会影响市场参与者的行为。关于中国AI公司DeepSeek对英伟达芯片需求潜在影响的消息,就是一个市场对信息反应滞后的例子。在Breaking Points节目中对AI泡沫的讨论表明主流意识正在增强。
接下来,发言人谈到了杰克逊霍尔研讨会。在会议召开前,他的预期是货币政策指导方针不会发生太大变化,因为即将公布的数据(非农就业数据、CPI)以及联邦公开市场委员会(FOMC)内部存在分歧。然而,美联储主席鲍威尔的发言出乎市场意料,被认为立场更为鸽派,似乎暗示可能会在9月份降息。这引发了重大的市场反应,利率曲线走强(利率下降),美元遭到抛售,黄金、比特币和股市也相应上涨。
在分析鲍威尔的决定时,发言人深入研究了美国货币政策的三个维度:就业、通货膨胀以及央行的限制性程度。他认为鲍威尔已经开始更加符合沃勒理事对劳动力和通货膨胀的看法。鲍威尔承认最近的就业数据修正,现在认识到劳动力市场的风险有所增加。虽然同比通货膨胀已经停滞,但即将到来的关税可能会加剧担忧。鲍威尔担心这可能导致工资-价格螺旋上升,或者更糟糕的情况是通货膨胀预期失控。然而,鲍威尔认为劳动力市场并不足以支撑工资-价格螺旋上升,而且长期通货膨胀预期仍然稳定。这意味着关税的影响可能只是暂时的。鲍威尔似乎愿意妥协,暗示可能会降息以平衡局势,尽管市场定价已经反映了今年两次降息。
发言人还讨论了美联储每五年一次的货币政策框架评估。他们提出的修改意见包括恢复更严格地遵守2%的通货膨胀目标(放弃“灵活平均通货膨胀目标”),并重新考虑在失业率过低时提前加息。声称这些变化表明美联储正在放弃其通货膨胀目标的说法是不正确的。
最后,讨论转向美国产业政策。有消息称,美国联邦住房金融局(FHFA)局长普尔蒂发现理事莉萨·库克在她的抵押贷款申请中撒谎。库克理事声称一套第二套住房是她的主要住宅,以便获得更低的利率。特朗普总统希望库克因此被解雇。特朗普政府还决定收购英特尔10%的股份。认识到英特尔近年来表现不佳,发言人认为美国政府希望支持国内关键产业。虽然这并非投票权股份,但美国政府持有国内关键产业股份令人担忧。他认为这项投资是为了保护美国在稀土和半导体等关键领域的供应链。发言人对政府所有权的长期利益表示怀疑,因为政府的优先事项(创造就业、国内生产、国家安全)可能与利润最大化不一致。
This "Markets Weekly" update for August 23rd covers a week packed with significant events, focusing on the AI bubble, the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, and the US government's evolving industrial policy.
The speaker begins by acknowledging the prevailing sentiment of an AI bubble, referencing his previous blog post. He emphasizes that bubbles can continue to inflate, but there's a growing awareness of overvaluation in the AI sector. He cites an interview with AI "Godfather" Sam Altman, who candidly admitted to the possibility of a bubble, alongside an MIT study indicating that a significant percentage of AI implementations (around 95%) aren't generating a return on investment for corporations. The number of AI unicorns (startups valued at over $1 billion) nearing 500 further supports the bubble argument. While comparing it to the dot-com bubble, the speaker points out that information dissemination takes time, affecting market participant behavior. News about the potential impact of a Chinese AI company, DeepSeek, on NVIDIA chip demand, serves as an example of delayed market reaction to information. The segment on Breaking Points discussing the AI bubble indicates increasing mainstream awareness.
The speaker then addresses the Jackson Hole Symposium. Heading into the event, his expectation was for minimal change in monetary policy guidance, given the upcoming data releases (non-farm payrolls, CPI) and internal disagreements within the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). However, Chair Powell surprised the market with what was perceived as a more dovish stance, seemingly indicating a likely rate cut in September. This triggered a significant market reaction, with the rates curve rallying (rates decreasing), a dollar sell-off, and corresponding rallies in gold, Bitcoin, and equity markets.
Analyzing Powell's decision, the speaker delves into the three dimensions of monetary policy in the US: employment, inflation, and the restrictiveness of the central bank. He believes Powell has started to align more with Governor Waller's perspective on labor and inflation. Acknowledging recent job revisions, Powell now recognizes increased risks in the labor market. While inflation has stalled on a year-over-year basis, upcoming tariffs could exacerbate concerns. Powell fears that this could lead to wage-price spirals or, worse, an unanchoring of inflation expectations. However, Powell believes that the labor market is not strong enough to support a wage-price spiral, and longer-term inflation expectations are still anchored. This implies that the impact of the tariffs may be only transitory. Powell appears to be willing to compromise, indicating a rate cut to balance the situation, although market pricing already reflected two rate cuts this year.
The speaker also discusses the Federal Reserve's review, every five years, of the framework that they use to conduct monetary policy. The changes they are proposing involve reverting back to a stricter adherence to the 2% inflation target (scrapping "flexible average inflation targeting") and reconsidering preemptive rate hikes when the unemployment rate falls too low. Claims that these changes were a sign that the Fed was abandoning it's inflation target were incorrect.
Finally, the discussion moves to US industrial policy. News broke that Director Pultie of the FHFA has discovered that Governor Lisa Cook lied on her mortgage application. Governor Cook claimed a secondary home to be her primary home in order to get a lower rate. President Trump wants Cook fired over this. The Trump administration has also decided to purchase a 10% stake in Intel. Recognizing that Intel has underperformed in recent years, the speaker believes the US government wants to support domestic key industries. Although this isn't a voting share, it is concerning that the US has government has taken a stake in a key domestic industry. He sees this investment as a move to protect the US supply chains in key sectors such as rare earths and semiconductors. The speaker expresses some skepticism about the long-term benefits of government ownership, as the government's priorities (job creation, domestic production, national security) might not align with maximizing profitability.