The China Securities Association launches the first-quarter economic forecast questionnaire survey for chief economists of securities firms.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 5 that, according to industry sources, in order to strengthen the analysis of macroeconomic and financial trends and leverage the role of industry think tanks, the China Securities Association recently launched a quarterly economic forecast survey (for Q1 2026) among securities firms. The survey requires each firm to organize their chief economist or chief macro analyst to forecast and assess the core macroeconomic indicators and market hotspots for Q1 and Q2 2026, and submit their responses by March 10. It is understood that, as the first systematic industry economic outlook survey in the Year of the Dragon, this survey not only covers conventional quarterly economic data forecasts but also focuses on the resilience of the consumer market and the dual impact of "overseas geopolitical hotspots + AI technology transformation" on the capital market. This reflects the regulators' clear guidance for the market to pay attention to medium- and long-term structural issues.