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Gary Ng

(吳卓殷)

Gary Ng
吳卓殷
Gary Ng is a Senior Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank, a role he has held since 2015. He specialises in macroeconomic and thematic research, analysing trends across the Asia Pacific region, including international trade, supply chains, and government policies.
Quant funds are becoming more accessible, with brokerages promoting quant trading services through their mobile apps. Photo: Shutterstock
China stock market

DeepSeek effect? How China’s quant funds thrive amid tight regulatory scrutiny

Strong returns are attracting investors to quant funds, with DeepSeek highlighting the sector’s potential role in China’s tech ambitions.

Mainland China

China’s firms face profit squeeze, but AI power edge offers hope: Natixis

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China stock market

China’s pension fund doubles offshore investments to record high

Banking & finance

Use of yuan hits 6-month high in Hong Kong’s fast-payment system

Yuan-denominated payments rise 34 per cent, with Payment Connect mechanism acting as catalyst for multiplying cross-border use cases.

The transaction momentum coincides with Beijing’s intensified campaign to internationalise the yuan. Photo: Shutterstock
Bonds

China’s sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong raises over US$2 billion

Arriving hot on the heels of the city’s landmark China government bond futures rollout, the latest tranche reinforces Hong Kong's role as a ‘superconnector’.

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China stock market

Trump or trap: should China’s stock market entice investors with ‘good bubbles’?

Analysts say China’s risk-averse financial policy is diverting capital to Wall Street, advising the building of ‘good bubbles’ to promote growth.

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Hong Kong economy

How Xinjiang offers Hong Kong a bridge to Central Asia — and what the risks are

Xinjiang’s transport links and proximity to Central Asia can help Hong Kong expand in region, but Western sanctions create hurdles, analysts say.

Zhao Xin owns of a 113-hectare cotton field in Shihezi, Xinjiang. Photo: Edith Lin
A cotton field operated by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Photo: Edith Lin
A Shihezi Jingyi Technology facility in Xinjiang. Photo: Edith Lin
Processing machines at a cotton factory in Shihezi, Xinjiang. Photo: Edith Lin
Hong Kong stock market

SpaceX slump fails to dent Hong Kong tech as investors seen pivoting

Heavyweights such as Alibaba gain as analysts bet on business models of locally listed tech companies that differ from US counterparts.

China’s private sector

Fifa effect: Hong Kong developers bet on sport fever to keep shoppers spending

Neighbourhood malls to host year-round events encouraging consumers to open their wallets after World Cup mania delivers double-digit gains.

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China trade

China’s trade surges in first half of 2026, extending growth streak

Exports rose by 27 per cent year on year and imports grew by 36 per cent last month, both beating projections.

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Containers at a port in Nanjing in China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

Game-changer? Why China is finally letting its AI firms buy the Nvidia H200

Beijing aims to ‘temporarily ease the training bottleneck’ in China’s AI industry, but it remains focused on tech self-sufficiency, analysts say.

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Beijing is reportedly set to allow limited purchases of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing unit. Photo: Nvidia
Hong Kong stock market

China’s tax crackdown: A-share and Hong Kong-listed firms hit hard

Beijing’s anti-tax evasion campaign could expand, raising concerns that corporate earnings, cash flows and investor sentiment may be at risk.

China economy

China’s factory activity rebounds in June but weak domestic demand lingers

The world’s second-largest economy registered robust trade growth this year, with May exports skyrocketing 19.4 per cent year on year.

Banking & finance

Can Shanghai’s offshore finance push test Hong Kong’s dominance?

Beijing is accelerating Shanghai’s offshore finance ambitions, raising questions over whether Hong Kong’s long-held edge can endure.

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Shanghai is seeking to expand its offshore finance business under a new action plan backed by Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
The Future of Marketing in Asia

In this age of digital bombardment, outdoor ads are a superpower

The city’s ubiquitous billboards are not battling the smartphone for consumer attention, they’re embracing it.

Despite the "don’t-look-up" philosophy of many mobile phone users, research has shown it takes commuters only a split-second glance to absorb an OOH advert. Photo: Elson Li
Artificial intelligence

Can Chinese silicon replace Nvidia? Here are 5 AI models trained on local chips

A growing number of Chinese AI labs are experimenting with shifting earlier model training phases onto domestic chips.

China consumption

China’s retail sales fall for first time since Covid

A decline in retail sales in May and weakening investments stand in contrast to China’s booming exports.

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US-China relations

Will a US-Iran deal ease pressure on China’s sanctions-hit firms?

From refiners to shippers, Chinese firms have been swept up in Washington’s Iran sanctions campaign. Could a new US-Iran deal change that?

Analysts caution that any relaxation of sanctions on Iran would not automatically benefit Chinese companies subject to US penalties. Photo: Reuters
China jobs

Why more Chinese university graduates turn to flexible work, skip higher degrees

China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Mainland investors face uncertainty amid regulatory crackdown

Tighter overseas investment rules are leading some investors to shift to mainland-approved channels as Hong Kong brokers restrict access.

Semiconductors

Nvidia ‘likely the most concerned’ as Huawei bets on new chip architecture law

Chip advance marks big step accelerating China’s semiconductor self-reliance push and promises leaps in AI computing power.

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People visit the exhibition area of Huawei at the 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, on May 19. Photo: Xinhua
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump’s cadre of CEOs hunts for wins in China, from soybeans to semiconductors

Corporate leaders join this week’s state visit, with a diverse group eyeing market access and stability amid frictions.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook with US President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025. Photo: AP
Banking & finance

Investors bet CK Hutchison is exiting a mature sector at right time – once again

Disposal of VodafoneThree adds to Li family’s record of cycle-savvy moves, with investors weighing where war chest will flow next.

International Property

Singapore’s safe-haven status draws more Chinese property investment

Mainland firms’ investments in Singapore fixed assets zoomed to 21 per cent of the total in 2025 from 2.5 per cent a year earlier.

China energy security

Why China may benefit from the UAE’s Opec withdrawal

Beijing may have access to increased supply – though Strait of Hormuz disruption remains a serious constraint, analysts say.

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A model of an oil pump is seen in front of the Opec logo in this illustration taken January 9. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Asia’s chipmakers feel the heat as naphtha crunch hits photoresist supply

Japanese suppliers warn of photoresist strain as upstream shocks ripple through Asia’s semiconductor supply chain.

Shortages are expected to hit advanced nodes that rely on extreme ultraviolet lithography the hardest. Photo: EPA
Banking & finance

Hong Kong wants to be a global gold vault. Does the Iran war create an opening?

Geopolitical risk is driving a rethink of where bullion is stored – and Hong Kong’s unique status is drawing attention.

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China GDP

China beats expectations with 5% growth in first GDP release since Iran war

‘Stronger than expected’ growth figure indicates minimal impact from the conflict and a low likelihood for near-term stimulus, analysts said.

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