Small business' optimism improved last month as the severe economic weakness of early this year passed. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) indicated, however, that the improvement was not enough to generate an [...]
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| Sep 08 2009U.S. Small Business OptimismImproves Slightly But Hiring Plans Drift To 27-Year Low
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 04 2009
U.S. Payroll Decline Eases But The Unemployment Rate Jumps To 26-Year High
The August jobs figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave conflicting signals. Suggesting some improvement in the labor market was payroll employment which declined the least of any month in a year, although the declines during [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 04 2009
U.S. Payroll Decline Eases But TheUnemployment Rate Jumps To 26-Year High
The August jobs figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave conflicting signals. Suggesting some improvement in the labor market was payroll employment which declined the least of any month in a year, although the declines during [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 03 2009
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improves While Prices Jump
Improvement in service sector activity regained its legs last month. The Composite Index for the nonmanufacturing sector from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) rose to 48.4 last month after having slipped to 46.4 during July. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 03 2009
Challenger Layoffs Approach Recent Low
The outplacement firm of Challenger, Grey & Christmas indicated that job cut announcements returned last month to near this cycle's low. They fell to 76,456 after having ticked up during July. The figures remain well below this [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 03 2009
U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Slip Modestly
Initial claims for unemployment insurance indicate that the labor market improved just modestly. For last week, the Labor Department indicated that claims fell a scant 4,000 to 570,000. Though the decline was the second in a row, the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 03 2009
U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Slip Modestly
Initial claims for unemployment insurance indicate that the labor market improved just modestly. For last week, the Labor Department indicated that claims fell a scant 4,000 to 570,000. Though the decline was the second in a row, the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 02 2009
U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Rate Eases Further
Inventories still are being shed, but at a somewhat slower rate. That is a part of the recent improvement in the level of factory sector output. Manufactures' inventories during July fell 0.7% after a June decline that was revised [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Revisions to the figures on 2Q worker productivity were small and as a result cost pressures continue to show a sharp easing. Labor productivity growth in the nonfarm business sector was revised up slightly to 6.6% (AR) from the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 02 2009
ADP Report: Rate of Job Loss Continues to Moderate, But Slowly
It's part of a slowly developing trend, but the rate of job loss moderated again last month. The latest report from the payroll processor ADP, in their National Employment Report, indicated that private nonfarm payrolls fell 298,000 [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 01 2009
Three Weeks Of "Cash for Clunkers" Program Spurs August U.S. Vehicle Sales To Highest Since May 2008
The U.S. government's "Cash for Clunkers" (CARS) program was in full force during the final three weeks of last month. The program gave car buyers up to $4,500 for trading in older, gas-guzzling vehicles if they bought more fuel [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Sep 01 2009
Three Weeks Of "Cash for Clunkers"Program Spurs August U.S. Vehicle Sales To Highest Since May 2008
The U.S. government's "Cash for Clunkers" (CARS) program was in full force during the final three weeks of last month. The program gave car buyers up to $4,500 for trading in older, gas-guzzling vehicles if they bought more fuel [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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