Founder & Head of Research, Fortress Hill Advisors

Alex Ng

Alex Ng is the founder and head of research of the economic and investment research house Fortress Hill Advisors. Prior to founding Fortress Hill Advisors, he worked as an economic research analyst across government, academic, and financial institutes including the Hong Kong Financial Secretary’s Office (Office of the Government Economist), Economic Research Center of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK, and State Street Global Markets. Alex holds a Master of Arts in Economics degree from Columbia University in the City of New York and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from Wesleyan University (CT, USA).

Our firm's expertise lies in macroeconomics, global macro,  global thematic research, company and equity research, multi-asset strategy, event driven, and ESG.

We also do proprietary trading on the firm's capital, to try to vindicate our investment thesis. Our flagship publication, Heard from Fortress Hill (HFFH) provides our weekly market observations and is freely available on our website: https://fortresshill-advisors.com/hffh/

Founder & Head of Research

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Founded in Hong Kong in 2019, Fortress Hill Advisor seeks to provide premium economic and financial researches.

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<li>China's total population declinied by 850K or 0.06% and 356K or 0.02% respectively in 2022 and 2023. Total population growth is projected to be negative in years to come.</li>
<li>The negative population growth raises questions about China’s long-term economic growth prospects. </li>
<li>This article addresses the impact of China’s demographic trends on medium- to long-term economic growth and draws comparisons from other Asian economies such as Japan and South Korea</li>
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China's total population declinied by 850K or 0.06% and 356K or 0.02% respectively in 2022 and 2023. Total population growth is projected to be negative in years to come.
The negative population growth raises questions about China’s long-term economic growth prospects. 
This article addresses the impact of China’s demographic trends on medium- to long-term economic growth and draws comparisons from other Asian economies such as Japan and South Korea


China’s Declining Population Growth, Labor Participation, and Aging Population