Johnny Zhong

Johnny Zhong is a Senior Analyst - Macro, FX & Rate at Bloomberg LP in London, analysing sovereign-debt feedback loops, yield-curve shifts, and cross-asset dislocations. He builds quantitative valuation models in Python (BQuant) across G10 and EM pairs, and advises various institutional accounts on FX/Rates derivatives hedging, portfolio Greeks, and volatility-surface shifts.   

He authors Market Minded Research, an independent publication read by 4,000+ institutional and market participants, spanning 50+ published deep-dives on monetary regimes, cross-asset divergences, and non-linear FX volatility. His analysis connects top-down macro drivers with systematic trade expression, reinforced by a personal macro portfolio delivering an annualised CAGR of 19.7% (Sharpe 0.86, Sortino 1.36) against the MSCI World.   

Johnny holds an M.A. (Hons) in Economics with Finance from the University of Edinburgh, where his dissertation on sovereign-debt sustainability and monetary-tightening dynamics was awarded First Class honours (73%). 

He is a CFA Program Level III Candidate, holds the CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management (IMC), and is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.   

Available for institutional macro advisory, cross-asset research consultations, and commercial strategy discussions.

Research Paper:

Navigating the Labyrinth: Consolidated Central Bank Balance Sheets, Rising Government Debts, and Interconnected Challenges in Monetary Policy (2024)