Earlier improvement in home prices continued to weaken during February. Seasonally adjusted, the Case-Shiller Home Price Index slipped 0.1% and continued its sideways pattern since September. Nevertheless, the 0.7% increase versus [...]
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| Apr 27 2010Case-Shiller Home Price IndexContinues Sideways Movement
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 27 2010
Case-Shiller Home PriceIndexContinues Sideways Movement
Earlier improvement in home prices continued to weaken during February. Seasonally adjusted, the Case-Shiller Home Price Index slipped 0.1% and continued its sideways pattern since September. Nevertheless, the 0.7% increase versus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 23 2010
U.S. New Home Sales Jump With Tax Credit, But It Still Took A Long Time To Close The Deal
It's not that an $8,000 home-buyer tax credit alone lifted March new home sales, it's that it will no longer be offered by the Federal government after next week.The result was that new home sales jumped 26.9% from February to 411,000 [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 23 2010
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slump With Aircraft
Durable goods orders figures can be volatile month-to-month, thus discerning trends can be challenging. The latest figures present that difficulty. March orders slid 1.3% after a revised 1.1% February increase. Consensus expectations [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 23 2010
U.S. Durable Goods Orders SlumpWith Aircraft
Durable goods orders figures can be volatile month-to-month, thus discerning trends can be challenging. The latest figures present that difficulty. March orders slid 1.3% after a revised 1.1% February increase. Consensus expectations [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 22 2010
U.S. Unemployment Insurance Claims Fall, Reversing Earlier Gains
Improvement in the labor market has returned. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that initial claims for jobless insurance fell 24,000 to 456,000. It was the lowest level since late last month and about matched expectations for a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 22 2010
U.S. PPI Firms; Core Prices Remain Soft
For finished goods, producer price inflation picked up further last month and pressure is building for future increases. The March finished goods PPI reversed its prior month's decline with a 0.7% increase. As a result,the y/y gain [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 22 2010
U.S. PPI Firms; Core Prices RemainSoft
For finished goods, producer price inflation picked up further last month and pressure is building for future increases. The March finished goods PPI reversed its prior month's decline with a 0.7% increase. As a result,the y/y gain [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 22 2010
U.S. PPI Firms; Core Prices Remain Soft
For finished goods, producer price inflation picked up further last month and pressure is building for future increases. The March finished goods PPI reversed its prior month's decline with a 0.7% increase. As a result,the y/y gain [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 20 2010
U.S. Weekly Chain Store Sales Hold On To Early-April Gain
Consumers still seem interested in spending money after being cooped up indoors this winter. As a result, chain store sales last week held onto the sharp gain early in the month and the y/y change remained at 4.6%, its strongest gain [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 20 2010
U.S. Petroleum Prices Remain Near High But Spot Prices Fall
The trend has been upward for the cost of regular gasoline. Last week the price for a gallon remained at the prior week's high of $2.86 which was up by 78% since the December, 2008 low. At the margin, however, there's been some [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 20 2010
U.S. Petroleum Prices Remain NearHigh But Spot Prices Fall
The trend has been upward for the cost of regular gasoline. Last week the price for a gallon remained at the prior week's high of $2.86 which was up by 78% since the December, 2008 low. At the margin, however, there's been some [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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