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9月19日,Markets Weekly讨论了全球央行和主权债务市场的关键发展,以及地缘政治对市场前景的影响。
首先,日本央行(BOJ)将其利率上调至1.25%,这一举动虽普遍预期,但仍令市场失望。日元因日本央行的宽松立场而迅速贬值,这源于数十年的通货紧缩,以及据称首相Takeichi施加的压力,要求避免限制性政策并接受弱势货币。尽管据报道秘书Besant也向日本施压要求加息,但日本央行的决定因Takeichi任命的两名成员投反对票而有所缓和,这使得市场认为未来紧缩路径将放缓。这导致日元显著走弱。美元和日元之间的利差依然巨大,市场预期美联储(Fed)将比日本央行更积极地加息,这预示着美元将持续走强而日元将持续走弱。然而,一个积极的进展是,长期日本政府债券(JGBs)目前的表现更加稳定。
接下来,英国央行(BOE)召开了会议,但尽管面临全球能源冲击,却未加息。英国央行指出,他们并未观察到第二轮通胀效应,例如工资上涨。英国央行更引人关注的消息是对其量化紧缩(QT)计划进行了调整。与美联储被动的缩表不同,英国央行此前一直在积极出售证券,这是一种更激进的量化紧缩形式。随着英国国债收益率的上升,尤其是在Liz Truss预算案公布后的“混乱”之后,英国央行正在修订其量化紧缩计划,使其变得不那么激进。关键在于,他们现在只向政府出售证券,允许英国财政部决定债务的期限结构。这种做法与美联储主席Warsh等人物提出的论点不谋而合,他们认为应由政府而非央行来控制主权债务的期限结构。这预示着一种全球趋势:央行减少其在市场中的存在,将决定债务期限的权力交还给政府财政部门,并主要关注隔夜利率。
最后,播客转向了法国债务市场,暗示债务危机可能从这里而非美国爆发。在法国等非货币主权国家且缺乏自身“印钞机”的欧元区国家,主权债务危机是一种真实的可能性。法国OATs与德国国债之间的利差已扩大至约100个基点,达到14年来的最高水平,反映了市场的不安。这归因于法国庞大的预算赤字(5-6%,与美国相当),但又没有美国那样的强劲增长(例如人工智能热潮)或其印钞能力。鉴于法国反对改革的罢工和抗议文化,通过削减开支来解决赤字在政治上是困难的。增税也具有挑战性,因为有效税率已经非常高(例如,对于一位年收入百万欧元的巴黎居民来说,税率超过50%),这可能导致资本外逃。即将到来的政治选举,以及Marine Le Pen上台的可能性,进一步加剧了投资者的不确定性。
展望未来,演讲者指出,在9月OPEX之后,市场可能会获得更大的自由度,这主要受中东事态发展的影响。那里的积极解决方案可能带来巨大的牛市,可能将标普500指数推升至8,000点。反之,局势升级可能导致油价和收益率飙升。中期选举之后,如果民主党同时控制参众两院,可能出现“蓝色浪潮”,这可能带来影响人工智能交易的政治转变,因为主要候选人对人工智能数据中心的建设表示警惕,并倾向于加强对人工智能模型的监管。
On September 19th, Markets Weekly discussed key developments in global central banking and sovereign debt markets, in addition to geopolitical influences on the market outlook.
First, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked its interest rate to 1.25%, a move widely anticipated, yet it still disappointed the market. The yen has been rapidly depreciating due to the BOJ's accommodative stance, stemming from decades of deflation and perceived pressure from Prime Minister Takeichi to avoid restrictive policies and accept a weaker currency. While Secretary Besant reportedly also pressured Japan to hike, the BOJ's decision was tempered by two dissenting votes from Takeichi appointees, leading the market to perceive a slower future tightening path. This caused the yen to weaken notably. The interest rate differential between the dollar and the yen remains wide, with the market pricing in more aggressive hikes from the Fed compared to the BOJ, arguing for continued dollar strength and yen weakness. A positive development, however, is that long-end Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) are now better behaved.
Next, the Bank of England (BOE) held its meeting but did not hike rates, despite a global energy shock. The BOE noted they are not observing second-round inflationary effects, such as rising wages. The more interesting news from the BOE was a tweak to their Quantitative Tightening (QT) program. Unlike the Federal Reserve's passive run-off, the BOE had been actively selling securities, a more aggressive form of QT. With UK gilt yields rising, particularly after the "kerfuffle" following Liz Truss's budget announcement, the BOE is revising its QT schedule to be less aggressive. Crucially, they are now only selling securities to the government, allowing the UK Treasury to decide the maturity structure of the debt. This approach mirrors arguments made by figures like Fed Chair Warsh, who believes the government, not the central bank, should control the maturity structure of sovereign debt. This signals a global trend where central banks reduce their market presence, shifting the power to determine debt maturity back to government treasuries and focusing primarily on the overnight rate.
Lastly, the podcast turned to the French debt market, suggesting it might be where a debt crisis could emerge, as opposed to the United States. In Eurozone countries like France, which are not monetary sovereigns and lack their own printing press, a sovereign debt crisis is a real possibility. The spread between French OATs and German bunds has widened to about 100 basis points, its highest in 14 years, reflecting market unease. This is attributed to France's wide budget deficit (5-6%, comparable to the US) but without the US's stronger growth (e.g., the AI boom) or its ability to print money. Addressing the deficit through spending cuts is politically difficult in France, given the culture of strikes and protests against reforms. Raising taxes is also challenging as effective tax rates are already very high (e.g., over 50% for a Parisian earning a million euros), potentially driving capital flight. Upcoming political elections, with the possibility of Marine Le Pen coming to power, further contribute to investor uncertainty.
Looking ahead, the speaker noted that after September OPEX, the market might gain more freedom, largely driven by developments in the Middle East. A positive resolution there could be tremendously bullish, potentially sending the S&P 500 to 8,000. Conversely, an escalation could lead to surging oil prices and yields. After the midterms, a potential "blue tsunami" with Democrats taking both the Senate and House could introduce political shifts impacting the AI trade, as leading candidates express wariness about AI data center build-outs and favor increased AI model regulation.