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Raymond Yeung
Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

About Raymond Yeung

Raymond leads an award-winning China research team based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The team has been recognised by KangaNews as the #1 Asian Research Pool in 2020, 2018 and 2017, and #2 Best Team for Asian Macroeconomic Research in 2016 by Asiamoney. He is the author of China’s Trump Card Cryptocurrency and its Game-Changing Role in Sino-US Trade published by John Wiley & Son. Raymond regularly speaks in industry conferences and shares his view on Bloomberg, CNBC, Di Yi Cai Jing. He is often invited to participate in consultative meetings with the Chinese authorities, representative offices of foreign governments and supranational organisations. Raymond earned a Ph.D. in economics at Queen’s University, Canada, a holder of Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Steering Group Member of China Chief Economist Forum. He started his career in 1997. Prior to joining ANZ in 2010, Raymond was Deputy Head of Asia Economic Research at Swiss Re.

articles by Raymond Yeung

29 Aug 2023

China’s mortgage risk

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

If property values drop 30 per cent in China, 12 per cent of the country’s mortgage book will be in negative equity. If the price drops by half, that figure rises to 51 per cent.

07 Jul 2023

Paper tiger, hidden dragon?

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Is China on the brink of a Japan style “lost decade”, or is the powerful engine just idling?

24 May 2023

Asia debating which currency to peg its hopes on

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Ongoing calls for Hong Kong to change its $HK peg have intensified as the Chinese Yuan rises but there’s a difference between reserve currency status and exchange rate anchoring.

17 Sep 2021

Rewriting China’s economic glossary

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

New economic linguistics in China have placed an emphasis on resource redistribution and interconnectedness.

27 Jun 2019

China’s war against aging

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Forget the trade war, China’s must negotiate its demographic challenges to ensure future growth.

09 Apr 2019

NZ-China macro-economy: value-adding

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Major structural reforms in China may lead to agri and trade opportunities for New Zealand.

12 Mar 2019

China under the spotlight

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

China’s trade war with the US has highlighted areas of improvement for its future economy.

03 Aug 2018

Own goals & the truth about China’s slowdown

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Is China facing a cyclical or structural slowdown? Here’s what the charts suggest.

22 May 2018

Is the trade war really over?

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

The China-US armistice is good news but the crux of the matter has yet to be addressed.

03 Apr 2018

Hong Kong: from gateway to highway

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Is Hong Kong starting to lose its edge in merchandise trade?

23 Mar 2018

China poised for measured responses to US

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Expect retaliation from China in the event the US’ planned tariff positions go into effect.

04 Aug 2017

China set to bolster regulatory oversight

Raymond Yeung | Chief Economist Greater China, ANZ

Asian giant mulls further regulatory reform amid convergence of financial services.