• The Composite Index declined to the lowest level since April 2009. • The orders, production & employment indexes fell significantly. • Pricing power evaporated. With the continued pressure from the coronavirus, the Composite index [...]
Introducing
Tom Moeller
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Prior to joining Haver Analytics in 2000, Mr. Moeller worked as the Economist at Chancellor Capital Management from 1985 to 1999. There, he developed comprehensive economic forecasts and interpreted economic data for equity and fixed income portfolio managers. Also at Chancellor, Mr. Moeller worked as an equity analyst and was responsible for researching and rating companies in the economically sensitive automobile and housing industries for investment in Chancellor’s equity portfolio. Prior to joining Chancellor, Mr. Moeller was an Economist at Citibank from 1979 to 1984. He also analyzed pricing behavior in the metals industry for the Council on Wage and Price Stability in Washington, D.C. In 1999, Mr. Moeller received the award for most accurate forecast from the Forecasters' Club of New York. From 1990 to 1992 he was President of the New York Association for Business Economists. Mr. Moeller earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University, where he graduated in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from George Washington University.
Publications by Tom Moeller
Global| May 01 2020ISM Manufacturing Index Moves Sharply Lower
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 01 2020
ISM Manufacturing Index Moves Sharply Lower
• The Composite Index declined to the lowest level since April 2009. • The orders, production & employment indexes fell significantly. • Pricing power evaporated. With the continued pressure from the coronavirus, the Composite index [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 01 2020
ISM Manufacturing Index Moves Sharply Lower
• The Composite Index declined to the lowest level since April 2009. • The orders, production & employment indexes fell significantly. • Pricing power evaporated. With the continued pressure from the coronavirus, the Composite index [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 30 2020
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Weakens Drastically in April
• Chicago PMI fell to the lowest level since March 2009. • ISM-Adjusted measure similarly weakened due to the coronavirus. • Lower orders and production led this month's decline. The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 30 2020
U.S. Personal Spending & Income Collapse in March
• Spending cutbacks are widespread due to the coronavirus. • Personal income declines with the fall in employment. • Pricing power weakens. Personal consumption expenditures declined a record 7.5% (-3.8% y/y) during March as hiring [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 30 2020
U.S. Personal Spending & Income Collapse in March
• Spending cutbacks are widespread due to the coronavirus.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 30 2020
U.S. Personal Spending & Income Collapse in March
• Spending cutbacks are widespread due to the coronavirus.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
U.S. GDP declined 4.8% (SAAR) last quarter following a 2.1% Q4 2019 rise. A 3.8% fall had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The decline was the first since Q1'14 and the largest since an 8.4% drop in Q4'08. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
U.S. GDP declined 4.8% (SAAR) last quarter following a 2.1% Q4 2019 rise. A 3.8% fall had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The decline was the first since Q1'14 and the largest since an 8.4% drop in Q4'08. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 29 2020
FOMC Holds Fed Funds Rate Near Zero
The Federal Reserve left the target for the Fed funds rate in a range of 0.00% to 0.25% at today's meeting of the FOMC. In the Fed's press release, it stated "The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
U.S. GDP declined 4.8% (SAAR) last quarter following a 2.1% Q4 2019 rise. A 3.8% fall had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The decline was the first since Q1'14 and the largest since an 8.4% drop in Q4'08. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
U.S. GDP declined 4.8% (SAAR) last quarter following a 2.1% Q4 2019 rise. A 3.8% fall had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The decline was the first since Q1'14 and the largest since an 8.4% drop in Q4'08. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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