U.S. import prices in May posted their second monthly decline this year with lower energy prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that, overall, import prices fell 0.6% last month but the decline was short of Consensus [...]
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| Jun 15 2010U.S. Import Prices Fall With Lower Oil Costs
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 15 2010
U.S. Import Prices Fall With Lower Oil Costs
U.S. import prices in May posted their second monthly decline this year with lower energy prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that, overall, import prices fell 0.6% last month but the decline was short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 14 2010
Moving Around The United States
Population growth in the United States has been declining steadily since the early-1990s. Specifically, growth of 1.0% during the last nine years is off from the early-1990s' high of 1.4% and is well below the 1.5%-2.5% growth rates [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 11 2010
U.S. Business Inventories Again Rise Moderately
Business inventories indeed have started to increase, but the rate of accumulation has been modest. April inventories posted a 0.4% increase and it was the sixth gain in seven months. The rise was enough to slow the y/y rate of [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 11 2010
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Gains Upward Momentum
The University of Michigan indicated that its mid-June measure of consumer sentiment added to earlier gains and rose to 75.5, its highest level since January 2008. Since its low late in 2008 the measure has risen by more than one- [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 11 2010
U.S. Retail Spending Disappoints Across-the-Board
U.S. consumers took a break during May from their shopping spree after the recession's end. Retail sales declined 1.2% last month following an upwardly revised 0.6% April rise. The drop disappointed Consensus expectations for a 0.2% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 11 2010
U.S. Retail Spending Disappoints Across-the-Board
U.S. consumers took a break during May from their shopping spree after the recession's end. Retail sales declined 1.2% last month following an upwardly revised 0.6% April rise. The drop disappointed Consensus expectations for a 0.2% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 10 2010
U.S. Trade Deficit Stable M/M But Sharply Deeper Since Last Year
The latest and revised U.S. foreign trade figures paint the same picture as earlier. An April deficit of $40.3B, stable since February, followed deterioration from its shallowest last May. The latest figure roughly matched Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 10 2010
U.S. Trade Deficit Stable M/M But Sharply Deeper Since Last Year
The latest and revised U.S. foreign trade figures paint the same picture as earlier. An April deficit of $40.3B, stable since February, followed deterioration from its shallowest last May. The latest figure roughly matched Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 09 2010
U.S. Furniture Buying Index At Pre-Recession High
Plans to buy consumer durables are rebounding. The American Research Group, which surveys consumer buying intentions as well as other issues, indicated that their Furniture Buying Index rose this month to its highest level since [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 09 2010
U.S. Mortgage Applications Collapse
Still in the shadow of the expiration of the government's housing tax credit, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications fell sharply last week reflecting a collapse in purchase applications. Overall, [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 09 2010
U.S. Mortgage Applications Collapse
Still in the shadow of the expiration of the government's housing tax credit, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications fell sharply last week reflecting a collapse in purchase applications. Overall, [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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