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| May 06 2009

  ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Slowed During April

  Perhaps the labor market showed a sign of improvement during April. That could be the implication of the latest report from the payroll processor ADP in their latest National Employment Report. It indicated that private nonfarm [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 06 2009

  ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Slowed During April

  Perhaps the labor market showed a sign of improvement during April. That could be the implication of the latest report from the payroll processor ADP in their latest National Employment Report. It indicated that private nonfarm [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 05 2009

  U.S. Chain Store Sales Rise Again

  Consumer spending recently has taken a firmer stance. Despite the news of weaker sales of light motor vehicle sales last month, chain store sales moved to a firmer footing. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers- [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 05 2009

  U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Recovers To Highest Level Since October

  The service sector recovered its earlier losses last month. The April Composite Index for the nonmanufacturing sector from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) rose to 43.7 last month from an unrevised reading of 40.8 during [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 05 2009

  Petroleum Prices Move Higher

  Regular gasoline prices last week moved higher to $2.08 per gallon, up 47 cents from the December low. Yesterday, prices moved higher still. The spot market price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline reached $1.52 on Monday, up from [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 05 2009

  Petroleum Prices Move Higher

  Regular gasoline prices last week moved higher to $2.08 per gallon, up 47 cents from the December low. Yesterday, prices moved higher still. The spot market price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline reached $1.52 on Monday, up from [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 04 2009

  U.S. Construction Spending Improvement Due to Nonresidential & Public Sector Gains

  Regrettably, recent gains in the value of construction spending have been limited, small and tenuous. The value of construction put-in-place unexpectedly increased 0.3% during March following five consecutive months of decline in [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 04 2009

  U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise For A Second Month

  For March, the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales of existing homes rose another 3.2% following their little revised 2.0% gain during February. While surprising, the gains failed to recoup a sharp 7.7% [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 04 2009

  U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Remain Depressed As Import Sales Lowest Since 1999

  What lift may have been evident in sales of light vehicles dissolved with the report that sales in April fell, despite a new round of price discounts. U.S. unit sales of light vehicles reversed most of a March gain with a 5.5% m/m [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 04 2009

  U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise For A Second Month

  For March, the National Association of Realtors reported that pending sales of existing homes rose another 3.2% following their little revised 2.0% gain during February. While surprising, the gains failed to recoup a sharp 7.7% [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 01 2009

  U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Continues Strong

  During March, the manufacturing sector continued to shed inventories at near a record rate. The 0.8% decline followed a revised 1.3% cutback during February. During the last three months the 12.1% annualized rate of stock-pile [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| May 01 2009

  Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves Further To Highest Since September

  Despite lower levels of employment, the University of Michigan's April reading of consumer sentiment added to its March improvement and rose to the highest level since September of last year. The gain in the index to a level of 65.1 [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief