Labor market improvement is continuing. Last week initial claims for jobless insurance figure fell 6,000 to 439,000 which was the lowest level since August 2008. The earlier week's level was revised up slightly and the latest is down [...]
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 01 2010U.S. Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Fall To Lowest Since 2008
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 31 2010
U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Firmed In March
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that while applications for refinancing were weak, purchase applications firmed during March. Overall, applications rose 2.5% this month after a 10.8% increase in February. The gain likely has [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 31 2010
U.S. Factory Inventories Continue To Accumulate
In what probably is a voluntary trend, factory inventories are accumulating. Manufacturers raised inventory levels by 0.5% last month after a 0.3% gain during January. The increase was part of a trend that has raised inventories by [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 31 2010
ADP Report: Private Sector Job Loss Disappoints Expectations
The rate of job loss has been slowing for a year, but a turn to positive territory isn't yet at hand. The latest report from the payroll processor ADP, in their National Employment Report, indicated that February private nonfarm [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 31 2010
ADP Report: Private Sector JobLoss Disappoints Expectations
The rate of job loss has been slowing for a year, but a turn to positive territory isn't yet at hand. The latest report from the payroll processor ADP, in their National Employment Report, indicated that February private nonfarm [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 30 2010
Case-Shiller Home Price Index Hits A Brick Wall?
News-wire headlines indicate that the rebound in home prices has stalled. Seasonally adjusted, the Case Shiller Home Price Index fell during January by 0.4% for the fourth consecutive month. This, however, overstates the weakness [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 30 2010
Case-Shiller Home Price Index HitsA Brick Wall?
News-wire headlines indicate that the rebound in home prices has stalled. Seasonally adjusted, the Case Shiller Home Price Index fell during January by 0.4% for the fourth consecutive month. This, however, overstates the weakness [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 29 2010
U.S. Personal Income & Spending Both Moderate
Overall personal income was unchanged in February following a 0.3% January increase, originally reported at 0.1%. The latest reading was the weakest since July and it disappointed Consensus expectations for a 0.1% uptick. Though [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 29 2010
U.S. Personal Income &Spending Both Moderate
Overall personal income was unchanged in February following a 0.3% January increase, originally reported at 0.1%. The latest reading was the weakest since July and it disappointed Consensus expectations for a 0.1% uptick. Though [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2010
U.S. GDP 4Q Increase Is Lowered Slightly; Profits Are Firm
Last quarter was a strong one for the U.S. economy and the revised picture is little different from the one depicted earlier. The latest revision, however, lowered the growth rate slightly to 5.6% from 5.9%. Nevertheless, last [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2010
U.S. GDP 4Q Increase IsLowered Slightly; Profits Are Firm
Last quarter was a strong one for the U.S. economy and the revised picture is little different from the one depicted earlier. The latest revision, however, lowered the growth rate slightly to 5.6% from 5.9%. Nevertheless, last [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 25 2010
The Technology Sector Is Firming
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco generates a figure called the "Tech Pulse Index" to follow developments in the U.S. technology sector. It is designed to be a summary statistic that tracks the health of this sector in a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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