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 retail retreated from its highs in Mar-23 as the most unseasonably persistent March rain since 1914 soaked sales. Warmth spared sales from a total washout.</li>
<li>This decline returns values to their upward trend while volumes are at their six-month average, consistent with our view that the volume trend has flatlined.</li>
<li>Second-Round effects support short-term activity and asset prices, including housing, where a crash looks to have been avoided. We still don’t expect substantial falls.</li>
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UK retail retreated from its highs in Mar-23 as the most unseasonably persistent March rain since 1914 soaked sales. Warmth spared sales from a total washout.
This decline returns values to their upward trend while volumes are at their six-month average, consistent with our view that the volume trend has flatlined.
Second-Round effects support short-term activity and asset prices, including housing, where a crash looks to have been avoided. We still don’t expect substantial falls.


UK: Sales Soaked in Mar-23