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Gerard Burg

Gerard Burg

Senior Economist

“He is responsible for monitoring and forecasting trends in emerging Asian economies”

Gerard has over a decade of experience as a professional economist, currently specialising in international economic research. He is responsible for monitoring and forecasting trends in emerging Asian economies, with a particular emphasis on China. He is also a member of the bank’s commodities research team, focusing on trends in iron ore and coal markets.

Gerard joined NAB in 2005, and previously focused on risk analysis across a range of industry sectors in Australia and abroad. He had particular expertise in areas such as Mining, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Retail, including the development of research into online retail sales. Prior to joining NAB, he was an economist with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, focusing on commodities and energy research.

He holds Bachelors degrees in Economics (with Honours) and Commerce from the Australian National University.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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Hands in pockets: Chinese consumers are confident but that doesn’t show up in retail sales data

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China’s consumers aren’t ready to drive the economy’s growth.

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China’s trade relationship with the European Union.

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Can China maintain its stable growth profile as trade tensions increase?

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China’s official data may underestimate the strength of growth in 2017.

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Uneven flows – how distortions in China’s data paint a very different picture of global trade.

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Indicators point to marginally softer conditions post China’s leadership change

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Changing of the guard – what does China’s new leadership mean for its economy?

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China’s stable growth continued in Q3, but supported by another credit binge.

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Repurposing an old tool – a new life for the Required Reserve Ratio.

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China’s old economy surprises on the downside, may point to weaker Q3 growth.

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Tightening the purse strings – China’s foreign investment is slowing in a more closely regulated environment.

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All eyes on China’s steel sector.

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