Chief Economist, Heteronomics

Phil Rush

Philip Rush is the Founder and Chief Economist of Heteronomics. Until launching in November 2016, he was Nomura's Senior European Economist and was the Chief UK Economist there since 2010. Before that, he was UK Economist at Barclays Wealth, where he also developed strategic asset allocation models for their market return portfolios. Philip started his career at Lehman Brothers covering the UK, Scandinavian and Swiss economies. A book on his fundamental framework was published in January 2018 as "Real Market Economics".

Chief Economist

Heteronomics

Heteronomics represents a different kind of economics. We believe analysis should delve into the details of what is really going on, rather than using overly simplistic assumptions to quick-sell stories. Independence from myopic institutional pressures allows us to focus on the realities underlying your asset allocation decisions, without the conflicts of the old market structures. Heteronomics targets the themes driving UK asset prices, offering the benefits of depth, independence and ultimately price.

UK-centric macro research

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Resilient data led to hawkish monetary policy guidance, consistent with our bullish Euro view. Fiscal announcements have super-charged that move, so we dropped our call.</li><li>European Commission statements are an upper bound on loosening while Germany’s plans are not yet legislated. Extra defence spending on imports will also damp the Euro.</li><li>Sentiment has flown too high. US trade policy seems set to hit Europe soon, potentially melting sentiment and sending the Euro plummeting back to Earth like Icarus.</li></ul><p></p>

Resilient data led to hawkish monetary policy guidance, consistent with our bullish Euro view. Fiscal announcements have super-charged that move, so we dropped our call.European Commission statements are an upper bound on loosening while Germany’s plans are not yet legislated. Extra defence spending on imports will also damp the Euro.Sentiment has flown too high. US trade policy seems set to hit Europe soon, potentially melting sentiment and sending the Euro plummeting back to Earth like Icarus.

Euro Sentiment Flies Like Icarus