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>Negotiators for the EU and UK have agreed to the terms of a stand-still transition arrangement lasting until end-2020. The UK needs to keep the effect of its laws aligned with the EU but is free to sign new trade deals to take effect afterwards.</li>
<li>The transition is part of the withdrawal treaty so failure to agree the rest could still scupper the smooth Brexit process. Ireland remains the main issue, but with talks moving to future trade arrangements, I continue to anticipate its resolution.</li>
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Negotiators for the EU and UK have agreed to the terms of a stand-still transition arrangement lasting until end-2020. The UK needs to keep the effect of its laws aligned with the EU but is free to sign new trade deals to take effect afterwards.
The transition is part of the withdrawal treaty so failure to agree the rest could still scupper the smooth Brexit process. Ireland remains the main issue, but with talks moving to future trade arrangements, I continue to anticipate its resolution.
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FLASH: Brexit Transition Agreed