The rate of expansion in service sector activity has been steady this Spring. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Composite Index for the service & construction sectors during May held at 55.4 for the third month, though that [...]
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 03 2010U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Is Unchanged But Job Growth At New High
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 03 2010
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Is Unchanged But Job Growth At New High
The rate of expansion in service sector activity has been steady this Spring. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Composite Index for the service & construction sectors during May held at 55.4 for the third month, though that [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2010
Challenger Layoffs Near Lowest in Ten Years
According to the outplacement firm of Challenger, Grey & Christmas the level of layoffs rose slightly m/m during May to 38,810. Nevertheless, the figure was off by roughly two-thirds from last year and just slightly above the lowest [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2010
U.S. Pending Home Sales Strong Again
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending sales of existing single-family homes rose 6.0% during April versus March. The gain left home sales up 37.8% from the low in January of last year. The latest marginally [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2010
U.S. Pending Home Sales StrongAgain
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending sales of existing single-family homes rose 6.0% during April versus March. The gain left home sales up 37.8% from the low in January of last year. The latest marginally [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 01 2010
U.S. ISM Index Indicates Topping Of Factory Sector Growth
Rising trends don't have unending momentum. And the current rebound in factory sector activity appears to be no exception. The Institute for Supply Management indicated that their May composite index of factory sector activity slipped [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 01 2010
U.S. ISM Index Indicates Topping Of Factory Sector Growth
Rising trends don't have unending momentum. And the current rebound in factory sector activity appears to be no exception. The Institute for Supply Management indicated that their May composite index of factory sector activity slipped [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 28 2010
U.S. Personal Spending Mixed & Income Firm
Lower gasoline prices and a pause in auto purchases braked consumer spending last month. Personal consumption expenditures were unchanged during April after an unrevised 0.6% March gain. A 0.3% increase had been expected. Spending on [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 28 2010
U.S. Personal Spending Mixed& Income Firm
Lower gasoline prices and a pause in auto purchases braked consumer spending last month. Personal consumption expenditures were unchanged during April after an unrevised 0.6% March gain. A 0.3% increase had been expected. Spending on [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 27 2010
U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Slip
The labor market's improvement continues. That's the message from the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that initial claims for jobless insurance slipped 14,000 to 460,000 following last week's upwardly revised 28,000 increase. The [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 27 2010
U.S. GDP Growth Is Revised Slightly Lower But Corporate Profits Jump, Again
Growth in real GDP last quarter was revised slightly lower last quarter to 3.0% from 3.2% estimated in the advance report. A slowdown in the rate of inventory replenishment remained, however, the dominant piece of news, slowing the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 27 2010
U.S. GDP Growth Is RevisedSlightly Lower But Corporate Profits Jump, Again
Growth in real GDP last quarter was revised slightly lower last quarter to 3.0% from 3.2% estimated in the advance report. A slowdown in the rate of inventory replenishment remained, however, the dominant piece of news, slowing the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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