Introducing

Tom Moeller

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 05 2010

  U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls Sharply; Payroll Decline Is Modest

  Past gloom in the job market eased last month. During January the unemployment rate fell to 9.7%, its lowest level since August. Expectations had been for a stable 10.0% unemployment rate. Nevertheless, the figure hardly suggests [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 05 2010

  U.S. Unemployment Rate FallsSharply; Payroll Decline Is Modest

  Past gloom in the job market eased last month. During January the unemployment rate fell to 9.7%, its lowest level since August. Expectations had been for a stable 10.0% unemployment rate. Nevertheless, the figure hardly suggests [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 04 2010

  U.S. Factory Shipments Surge And Trim Inventories Slightly

  actory shipments surged for the fourth straight month during December. The 1.9% increase followed an upwardly revised 1.6% November gain and it was the fourth straight month of strong increase. Shipments of nondurables were strong all [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 04 2010

  Strong U.S. Worker Productivity Drives Down Costs

  Worker productivity surged during the fourth quarter. Employers kept a tight hold on costs as the economic recovery began to take hold. The 6.2% (AR) jump in 4Q productivity followed a downwardly revised 7.2% 3Q gain but it pulled [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 04 2010

  U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Inch Up

  The Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless insurance last week made up the prior period's decline with a gain to 480,000. Despite the increase, claims remained near the lowest level since late August, 2008 and were [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 04 2010

  U.S. Initial Jobless InsuranceClaims Inch Up

  The Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless insurance last week made up the prior period's decline with a gain to 480,000. Despite the increase, claims remained near the lowest level since late August, 2008 and were [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 03 2010

  Challenger Indicates Labor Market Deterioration

  Earlier labor market improvement paused last month as announced job cuts rose and hiring plans fell, according to the outplacement firm of Challenger, Grey & Christmas. Their measure of job cut announcements increased last month to [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 03 2010

  Challenger Indicates Labor MarketDeterioration

  There's been little expansion but less contraction in the nonmanufacturing sector. That's the message from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) for the service & construction sectors. Their Composite Index ticked up to 50.5 from [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 03 2010

  U.S. Vehicle Sales Suffer From Promotions' End

  The beginning of the new year brought an attempt by car-makers to back away from end-of-year sales promotions. As a result, higher prices as well as reduced inventories caused U.S. unit sales of light vehicles during January to fall. [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 03 2010

  ADP Report: Payroll Employment Decline Continues To Shrink

  There's no gain in payroll levels yet, but the shrinkage continued to lessen last month. The latest report from the payroll processor ADP, in their National Employment Report, indicated that January nonfarm payroll levels declined [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 03 2010

  ADP Report: Payroll Employment Decline Continues To Shrink

  There's no gain in payroll levels yet, but the shrinkage continued to lessen last month. The latest report from the payroll processor ADP, in their National Employment Report, indicated that January nonfarm payroll levels declined [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Feb 02 2010

  U.S. Weekly Gasoline Prices Meander

  After hitting the high last June the pump price for regular gasoline has been roughly unchanged. Last week, the price slipped to $2.66 and compares to $2.69 reached during June. Nevertheless, prices remained up 41% from last year. [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief