Gary Ng, Natixis

Gary Ng, Natixis

Gary Ng

7 March 2024
Money in the Market: Is China’s 5% growth target too optimistic?
China has set a GDP growth  target of "around 5%" for 2024, a repeat of last year's goal even as economic challenges mount. This was announced at the annual legislative meeting — the National People’s Congress, when Communist Party leaders promote their solutions for national ills. However, following the slew of announcements, investors largely shrugged off the set targets. On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Gary Ng, Senior Economist, Thematic Research, Asia Pacific, Natixis CIB, to find out what was announced and what its potential impacts are.

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21 July 2023
Bigger Picture: China's corporate profit woes and confidence trap
Gary Ng, Senior Economist, Thematic Research, Asia Pacific, Natixis discusses key themes investors should watch out for China's economy, and looks at whether the country is facing a balance sheet recession, plus who the winners and losers are in corporate health.

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13 December 2022
Market View: China’s reopening expected to boost Hong Kong GDP by 7.6%, South Korea’s bond yields fell for the first time since 2021, Bank’s resilience to ongoing volatilities, US CPI expectations
China’s reopening is on our agenda today, with Covid-19 spreading rapidly through households after an unexpected lifting of pandemic rules.
That sparked confusion on the ground, with hospitals and facilities struggling to deal with the surge in cases. What would China’s reopening path look like after the drastic reopening and how would that drive up economic activity within Asia?
Elsewhere, South Korea’s short-term debt yields fell for the first time since last year yesterday. Could this be the green shoots of recovery from South Korea’s recent bond rout?
On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Gary Ng, Senior Economist for Asia Pacific, Natixis. They also talked about Japan’s November wholesale prices, the modern day bank-run and the November’s US CPI expectations.

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