Perhaps foreshadowing economic recovery was a report from the Conference Board showing that the April composite index of leading economic indicators jumped 1.0%. The rise recovered the declines during the prior several months and left [...]
Introducing
Tom Moeller
in:Our Authors
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| May 21 2009U.S. Leading Indicators Improve Sharply To The Highest Level Since November
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank indicated that economic activity in the region continued to contract during May but that the rate of decline slowed. The Index of General Business conditions in the manufacturing sector came in at [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 21 2009
U.S. Continuing Claims For Unemployment Insurance Reach Another Record While Initial Claims Dip
Job creation remains unambiguously weak even as the latest figures on U.S. initial claims gave another indication of tenuous improvement. Jobs weakness is evident in continuing claims for unemployment insurance, which provide an [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 21 2009
U.S. Leading Indicators Improve Sharply To The Highest Level Since November
Perhaps foreshadowing economic recovery was a report from the Conference Board showing that the April composite index of leading economic indicators jumped 1.0%. The rise recovered the declines during the prior several months and left [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 20 2009
U.S. Mortgage Applications Firm As Refinancings Remain High But Purchase Apps Lag
The week-to-week volatility in mortgage applications can cloud the underlying trends. Such was the case with the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The bottom line of the latest report is that low interest rates [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 20 2009
U.S. Mortgage Applications Firm As Refinancings Remain High But Purchase Apps Lag
The week-to-week volatility in mortgage applications can cloud the underlying trends. Such was the case with the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The bottom line of the latest report is that low interest rates [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 19 2009
U.S. Chain Store Sales Reverse Earlier Gains
According to the International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs Index, store sales stuttered last week and reversed all of the gains early in the month. In fact weekly sales fell to their lowest since late-March. For the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 19 2009
Gasoline Prices Continue To Move Higher
Regular gasoline prices moved even higher last week. The rise to an average $2.31 per gallon of regular left them up 70 cents (43.5%) from the December low and it was the highest level since early-November. Yesterday, cash market [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 19 2009
U.S. Housing Starts' Fall To Record Low Paced By Lower Multi-family Building
Falling to the lowest level on record during April, total U.S. housing starts were off by more than one-half from one year ago. The Commerce Department reported that total housing starts of 458,000 (AR) were down 12.8% from March [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 19 2009
U.S. Housing Starts' Fall To Record Low Paced By Lower Multi-family Building
Falling to the lowest level on record during April, total U.S. housing starts were off by more than one-half from one year ago. The Commerce Department reported that total housing starts of 458,000 (AR) were down 12.8% from March [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 18 2009
U.S. Home Builders' Index Increases Again
The pressure is diminishing in the U.S. housing market according to the National Association of Home Builders. Their May index of sales rose to 16, its highest level since last September and up from an upwardly revised April level. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 18 2009
U.S. Home Builders' Index Increases Again
The pressure is diminishing in the U.S. housing market according to the National Association of Home Builders. Their May index of sales rose to 16, its highest level since last September and up from an upwardly revised April level. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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