It's costing more to drive automobiles and heat homes of late. Gasoline prices continued upward by 6 cents last week to $2.33 per gallon (-32.3% y/y) following the prior week's 7 cent increase. Prices have risen 29 cents (14.1%) since [...]
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| Feb 24 2015U.S. Energy Prices Continue to Strengthen
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 23 2015
Dallas Fed Factory Sector Activity Continues To Ease; Outlook Improves
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported that its February Composite index of factory sector activity remained negative at -11.2 following -4.4 in January. It was the first time that two months were successively negative in two [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 23 2015
U.S. Existing Home Sales Backpedal to Nine-Month Low
Sales of existing homes fell 4.9% (+3.2% y/y) during January to 4.820 million (AR), following an unrevised 2.4% rise in December. Home sales were at the lowest point since April and disappointed consensus expectations for 5.00 million [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 23 2015
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Improves Slightly
The Chicago Federal Reserve reported that its National Activity Index (CFNAI) for January increased to 0.13 from a little-revised -0.07 in January. The three-month moving average remained fairly stable at a high 0.33. During the last [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 20 2015
FIBER: Industrial Commodity Prices Stabilize
The industrial commodity price index from the Foundation for International Business and Economic Research (FIBER) improved slightly during the last five weeks following declines which total 13.1% during the last year. The crude oil & [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 19 2015
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Slow
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators from the Conference Board increased 0.2% last month (6.5% y/y) following a 0.4% December gain, revised from 0.5%. A 0.3% rise had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 19 2015
Philadelphia Fed Business Conditions Index Falls To 12-Month Low
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank reported that its General Factory Sector Business Conditions Index for February declined to 5.2 from 6.3 in January. The number was at the lowest point since February 2014 and below expectations [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 19 2015
U.S. Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Decline
Initial unemployment insurance claims fell to 283,000 during the week ended February 14 from an unrevised 304,000 during the prior week. The four-week moving average of initial claims declined to 283,250, the lowest level since late- [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 18 2015
U.S. Gasoline and Crude Oil Prices Post Further Gains
Average gasoline prices improved another 8 cents last week to $2.27 per gallon (-32.7% y/y) following the prior week's 12 cent lift. Despite the gains, prices remained well below the $3.70 per gallon peak reached this past June. Haver [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 18 2015
U.S. Industrial Production Recovers Modestly
Industrial production increased 0.2% during January (4.8% y/y) following a 0.3% December decline, earlier reported as -0.1%. The latest gain was helped by a 2.2% rise (-6.6%) in utility output. Manufacturing sector production improved [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 18 2015
U.S. Producer Price Index Decline Reflects Broad-Based Weakness
The overall Final Demand Producer Price Index fell 0.8% during January (0.0% y/y) following a 0.2% December decline, revised from -0.3%. A 0.5% drop was expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. Prices excluding food & energy [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 18 2015
U.S. Housing Starts Decline As Single-Family Starts Ease
Housing starts during January edged 2.0% lower to 1.065 million from 1.087 million in December, revised from 1.089 million. Still, starts remained near the highest level in roughly seven years. Earlier figures were revised slightly [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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