According to The National Association of Home Builders, housing market activity slipped again from its earlier improved level. The Association reported that its January Composite Housing Market Index edged lower to 15 from 16 in [...]
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| Jan 19 2010U.S. Home Builders’ Index Dips Again
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 19 2010
Misery Reaches Highest Since 1983
The U.S. economic recession brought with it the highest level of misery in over twenty five years. The December misery index reached 12.7% which was up from 11.8% during November. The index is calculated as the sum of the unemployment [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 19 2010
Misery Reaches Highest Since 1983
The U.S. economic recession brought with it the highest level of misery in over twenty five years. The December misery index reached 12.7% which was up from 11.8% during November. The index is calculated as the sum of the unemployment [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 15 2010
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Edges Higher
Improvement in consumer attitudes continues. The Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment for mid-January ticked up to 72.8 from 72.5 last month. Though the latest figure fell short of Consensus expectations for a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 15 2010
Industrial Output In December Is Lifted By Utilities
For the U.S. factory sector, 2009 was rough but activity improved as the year went on. For the year as a whole industrial production fell 9.7% following a lesser 2008 decline. In June, however, the decline in activity troughed and [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 15 2010
CPI's 2009 Decline Is First Since 1955
Some said earlier that it wouldn't happen, but last year it did. For all of 2009, consumer prices declined slightly. The 0.3% drop, the first since 1955, was pulled lower by a decline in energy prices. Since the energy price decline, [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 15 2010
CPI's 2009 Decline Is First Since1955
Some said earlier that it wouldn't happen, but last year it did. For all of 2009, consumer prices declined slightly. The 0.3% drop, the first since 1955, was pulled lower by a decline in energy prices. Since the energy price decline, [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 14 2010
U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Higher Again
The job market again deteriorated just slightly last week. The Labor Department reported that initial claims for jobless insurance rose 11,000 to 444,000 following a 1,000 increase during the prior week. Nevertheless, claims remained [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 14 2010
U.S. Import Prices Are Stable As Oil Costs Slip
The yearend weakness in oil prices was modest but enough to hold overall monthly import prices stable. The zero change in December import prices matched Consensus expectations. For the year as whole, however, the picture was more [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 14 2010
U.S. Retail Sales Weaken At Yearend But 2009 Improved
d less evident at the end of last year's holiday shopping season. December retail sales slipped 0.3% last month though the November increase was revised up to 1.8% from 1.3% reported last month. The latest figure was weaker than [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 14 2010
U.S. Retail Sales Weaken AtYearend But 2009 Improved
d less evident at the end of last year's holiday shopping season. December retail sales slipped 0.3% last month though the November increase was revised up to 1.8% from 1.3% reported last month. The latest figure was weaker than [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jan 13 2010
U.S. Small Business Optimism Slips Again As Credit Remains Tight
Earlier improvement in small business' optimism slipped again last month. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported their December small business optimism index dipped 0.3% to 88.0. This second consecutive slight [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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