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

EA: Inflation Energises Another 50bp Hike

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.

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<li>EA HICP inflation was revised up by 6bps in the final print for Aug-22, although that was masked in the rounding at 9.14%, unlike the surprise HICPxT rise to 9.3%.</li>
<li>Underlying inflationary impulses diverged in August as France surged ahead of slowing Germany. Meanwhile, Italy picked up, and Spain eased.</li>
<li>Fiscal support should help truncate the upside in EA inflation, allowing base effects to work through. Still, the ECB hawkishly faces a worryingly resilient core pressure.</li>
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EA HICP inflation was revised up by 6bps in the final print for Aug-22, although that was masked in the rounding at 9.14%, unlike the surprise HICPxT rise to 9.3%.
Underlying inflationary impulses diverged in August as France surged ahead of slowing Germany. Meanwhile, Italy picked up, and Spain eased.
Fiscal support should help truncate the upside in EA inflation, allowing base effects to work through. Still, the ECB hawkishly faces a worryingly resilient core pressure.


EA: Inflation Impulses Diverge in Aug-22