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

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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

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<li><em>Norway and Sweden pursued different policy paths in the first Covid wave, providing an informative case study. Restrictive policy measures appear to drive the economically destructive behavioural changes, especially when they apply persistently.</em></li>
<li><em>Both countries remain sensitive to global depression but should suffer from a less broken supply chain in the second wave. With neither country yet tightening restrictions, both should outperform in Europe, including in the medium-term level.</em></li>
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Norway and Sweden pursued different policy paths in the first Covid wave, providing an informative case study. Restrictive policy measures appear to drive the economically destructive behavioural changes, especially when they apply persistently.
Both countries remain sensitive to global depression but should suffer from a less broken supply chain in the second wave. With neither country yet tightening restrictions, both should outperform in Europe, including in the medium-term level.


Nordic: Less Freezing for Covid up North