Hao Zhou

Hao Zhou currently serves as a senior economist (emerging markets) with Commerzbank. He covers North Asia economic and markets research.

Pedestrians walk along the Bund in Shanghai. How far will China go with its tax cuts? The government announced cuts to personal income tax last year, and the market expects it to unveil a comprehensive tax relief package when the National People’s Congress meets in March. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion

For China, tax cuts may work where a massive stimulus failed

2 Jan 2019 - 3:30am 4

Workers move imported soybean products at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province. The US and China have called a trade truce, with the Chinese agreeing to resume buying US agricultural products. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

The cost of that G20 steak dinner for Xi Jinping

6 Dec 2018 - 11:06am 13

News of a “very good conversation” on trade between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has strengthened the yuan-dollar rate. But the Chinese currency’s outlook remains uncertain. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

How rumours of a Trump-Xi trade deal cloud the yuan outlook

6 Nov 2018 - 10:29pm 1

The world's only giant panda triplets, Meng Meng, Shuai Shuai and Ku Ku, celebrate their fourth birthday at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou. Chinese stocks are in bear market, and the Chinese authorities need to take a more active approach to fixing the Chinese economy. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

To get out of a bear market, China needs to be proactive

1 Nov 2018 - 10:04am 1

Hao Zhou says while history and recent moves by the People’s Bank of China indicate that the country will prop up the yuan, the currency is unlikely to appreciate significantly in the near term

Opinion

Yuan depreciation should not be a worry as China’s central bank steps in

4 Sep 2018 - 2:41pm 7

Window cleaners work on the Shanghai World Financial Center in the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai. Financial deleveraging needs to continue, as it matters for China’s medium- to long-term development. However, to prevent the economy from slowing further, deleveraging should be postponed or even redesigned. Photo: AFP

Opinion

Is China’s war on debt targeting the right enemy?

23 Aug 2018 - 10:58pm 2