International 1. US Treasury yields remain high; Citadel Securities: The Federal Reserve is a market concern. 2. Societe Generale: US data prompts a reduction in bullish speculative bets on the dollar. 3. Mizuho Securities: UK fiscal uncertainty c

2026-08-18

International 1. US Treasury yields remain high; Citadel Securities: The Federal Reserve is a market concern. 2. Societe Generale: US data prompts a reduction in bullish speculative bets on the dollar. 3. Mizuho Securities: UK fiscal uncertainty continues to worry investors. 4. Capital Economics: UK unemployment report suggests the Bank of England may pause interest rate hikes. 5. Sumitomo Mitsui: Fiscal discipline and the Bank of Japan's interest rate hikes are key to curbing yen weakness. 6. DBS Group: The Bank of Japan may accelerate its interest rate hike pace to once every 3-4 months. 7. Commerzbank: Robust Japanese economic growth may support the yen. 8. Barclays: A stronger Korean won may drag down South Korea's GDP and GDI growth. 9. Morgan Stanley: Low volatility in the foreign exchange market may continue until early September. Domestic 1. CITIC Securities: OSAT manufacturers that can achieve mass production breakthroughs and complete capacity expansion first are expected to gain a first-mover advantage. 2. CITIC Securities: The chemical industry is gradually entering its peak season; pay attention to sectors and stocks that show sequential improvement in the third quarter. 3. Orient Securities: Overnight reverse repos may become a core policy tool for the central bank's short-term liquidity adjustment in the future. 4. CITIC Securities: The banking sector's fundamentals are expected to remain stable, with continued absolute returns. 5. Tianfeng Securities: The scale of film capacitors continues to grow rapidly, and domestic substitution is accelerating. 6. CITIC Securities: The autonomous driving industry in mining areas is expected to enter an S-shaped acceleration phase. 7. Huatai Securities: Corrugated cardboard is not weak in the off-season; the prosperity is expected. 8. Huatai Securities: 3D printing continues its high growth; PLA is ushering in new opportunities.

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US Treasury Department data show foreign holdings of US Treasures fell to $9.299 trillion in June from $9.371 trillion in May, though holdings are still up 2.3% YoY. Japan remains the largest non-US holder but cut holdings 2.3% to $1.116 trillion (we