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>Resurgent services inflation surpassed expectations in the May flash, increasing the EA headline rate. Additionally, an unexpected drop in the EA unemployment rate and a wage settlement increase make it difficult for the ECB to reduce rates.</li><li>The ECB has essentially pre-committed to a rate cut on 6 June, meaning recent developments will likely impact future decisions, potentially leading to a hawkish cut.</li><li>The Bank of Canada is also expected to make a rate cut on 5 June, indicating that the ECB will not be the only bank making such a move this week.</li></ul>

Resurgent services inflation surpassed expectations in the May flash, increasing the EA headline rate. Additionally, an unexpected drop in the EA unemployment rate and a wage settlement increase make it difficult for the ECB to reduce rates.The ECB has essentially pre-committed to a rate cut on 6 June, meaning recent developments will likely impact future decisions, potentially leading to a hawkish cut.The Bank of Canada is also expected to make a rate cut on 5 June, indicating that the ECB will not be the only bank making such a move this week.

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