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

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<li>UK GDP dipped by 0.2% m-o-m in Dec-21 as covid warnings returned for probably the final time. Adverse revisions helped drag Q4 down to meet our 1% q-o-q forecast.</li>
<li>We still see Q1 growth of about 0.75%.  Slowing occurs as the economy struggles for room to grow, contributing to inflation that squeezes real incomes.</li>
<li>Policy shocks in April and a reversal of the health spending around vaccination and testing will also be weighing on the post-covid economy.</li>
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UK GDP dipped by 0.2% m-o-m in Dec-21 as covid warnings returned for probably the final time. Adverse revisions helped drag Q4 down to meet our 1% q-o-q forecast.
We still see Q1 growth of about 0.75%.  Slowing occurs as the economy struggles for room to grow, contributing to inflation that squeezes real incomes.
Policy shocks in April and a reversal of the health spending around vaccination and testing will also be weighing on the post-covid economy.


UK: Bump on GDP’s Exit Slip Road