The consumer's mood regarding the economy has improved, but after the jump last spring little headway developed. The Conference Board indicated that consumer confidence during January rose 4.3% from December after similar gains during [...]
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| Dec 26 2009U.S. Consumer Confidence Improves Modestly
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 26 2009
Case-Shiller Home Price Gains Are Modest
The housing market has improved enough to improve pricing power but outright strength is not at hand. The November S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index edged up another 0.2%, about as it did during the prior two months. The increases in [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 26 2009
Case-Shiller Home Price Gains AreModest
The housing market has improved enough to improve pricing power but outright strength is not at hand. The November S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index edged up another 0.2%, about as it did during the prior two months. The increases in [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 25 2009
U.S. Existing Home Sales Sink But Prices Firm
The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell 16.7% from November as a since-extended tax credit for first home buyers was due to expire. The decline to 5.450M units (SAAR) followed a little-revised [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 25 2009
U.S. Existing Home Sales Sink ButPrices Firm
The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes fell 16.7% from November as a since-extended tax credit for first home buyers was due to expire. The decline to 5.450M units (SAAR) followed a little-revised [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 24 2009
Rate of U.S. GDP Decline Slows in Q2 2009
Despite only a modest rise in November durable goods orders, the trend has improved sharply. Durable goods orders rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.6% October decline. The latest increase lifted orders 5.4% above the March low [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 24 2009
U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fall Back To New Low
The jobs market resumed its recent trend toward improvement. The Labor Department reported that initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 452,000 from an unrevised 480,000 during the prior week. Claims now stand at the lowest [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 24 2009
U.S. Initial Jobless InsuranceClaims Fall Back To New Low
The jobs market resumed its recent trend toward improvement. The Labor Department reported that initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 452,000 from an unrevised 480,000 during the prior week. Claims now stand at the lowest [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Confidence rose again in December for Italian consumers making the string of rises two months long. Still, the overall situation deteriorated by one point to a -57 reading in December leaving the current situation in the 68th [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 23 2009
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Increases Smartly
Though the December Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment slipped from mid-month, is 7.6% increase to 72.5 recovered most of the declines during the prior two months. The latest figure fell short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 23 2009
U.S. Disposable Personal Income & Spending Continue Firm
Tax breaks continued to spur growth in disposable personal income. Last month's 0.5% gain followed an upwardly revised 0.5% October increase. A decline in tax payments (-25.7% y/y), which began early in 2008, helped spur y/y [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 23 2009
U.S. Disposable Personal Income& Spending Continue Firm
Tax breaks continued to spur growth in disposable personal income. Last month's 0.5% gain followed an upwardly revised 0.5% October increase. A decline in tax payments (-25.7% y/y), which began early in 2008, helped spur y/y [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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