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| Dec 16 2009

  CPI's 0.4% Gain Is Fueled By Energy; Core Prices Are Unchanged

  Pricing power took on a new dimension last month. Despite higher fuel costs, core prices were unchanged, a result not seen since the depths of the recent recession. The overall November CPI matched Consensus expectations and rose 0.4% [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 16 2009

  CPI's 0.4% Gain Is Fueled ByEnergy; Core Prices Are Unchanged

  Pricing power took on a new dimension last month. Despite higher fuel costs, core prices were unchanged, a result not seen since the depths of the recent recession. The overall November CPI matched Consensus expectations and rose 0.4% [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 15 2009

  Factory Production Resumes Increase

  Industrial production resumed the increase that began this past July. The November 0.8% gain followed an unrevised unchanged reading for October and it exceeded Consensus expectations for a 0.6% rise. The improvement from October was [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 15 2009

  U.S. PPI Jumps As Fuel Costs Surge; Core Prices Remain Strong

  There was a broadening of inflationary pressure last month as measured by the producer price index. The PPI for finished goods jumped 1.8% after the tame 0.3% October increase. The rise was by far the largest increase in months and it [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 15 2009

  U.S. PPI Jumps As Fuel CostsSurge; Core Prices Remain Strong

  There was a broadening of inflationary pressure last month as measured by the producer price index. The PPI for finished goods jumped 1.8% after the tame 0.3% October increase. The rise was by far the largest increase in months and it [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 14 2009

  U.S. Business Inventories' Gain The First Since 2008

  As the downward momentum in business sales recently slackened, so too did businesses' attitude toward holding inventories. In constant dollars, during 3Q '09 inventory cuts turned into accumulation that added 0.9 percentage points to [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 14 2009

  U.S. Business Inventories' GainThe First Since 2008

  As the downward momentum in business sales recently slackened, so too did businesses' attitude toward holding inventories. In constant dollars, during 3Q '09 inventory cuts turned into accumulation that added 0.9 percentage points to [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 11 2009

  U.S. Import Prices Jump As Oil Prices Surge

  Strength in oil prices was the culprit in the 1.7% jump in overall import prices last month. It exceeded Consensus expectations for a 1.2% increase. Petroleum prices climbed 6.2% to their highest level since October of last year and [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 11 2009

  Michigan Consumer Sentiment Recoups Earlier Declines

  Consumer sentiment began this month by retracing the declines of October and November. The 8.9% m/m rise in sentiment to a reading of 73.4, as measured by the Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment, also was near [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 11 2009

  U.S. Retail Sales Revive As Discretionary Spending Improves

  The consumer looks to be gaining strength after earlier torpor. Retail sales last month rose 1.3% after a downwardly revised 1.1% increase during October. The latest increase was stronger than the 0.7% Consensus expectation and it [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 11 2009

  U.S. Retail Sales Revive AsDiscretionary Spending Improves

  The consumer looks to be gaining strength after earlier torpor. Retail sales last month rose 1.3% after a downwardly revised 1.1% increase during October. The latest increase was stronger than the 0.7% Consensus expectation and it [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Dec 10 2009

  U.S. Flow of Funds Indicates Expansion In Household Net-Worth To Highest In A Year

  The financial health of U.S. households continued to improve last quarter, as indicated by the Federal Reserve's latest flow-of-funds figures. Household net worth increased $2.7 trillion to $53.4 trillion after a downwardly revised [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief