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| Jan 08 2009

  U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Fell Further

  Last week, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell again. The 24,000 week-to-week decline to 467,000 followed a revised decline of 98,000 during Christmas week. The latter decline was widely attributed to an aberrant seasonal [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 08 2009

  U.S. Weekly Claims For JoblessInsurance Fell Further

  Last week, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell again. The 24,000 week-to-week decline to 467,000 followed a revised decline of 98,000 during Christmas week. The latter decline was widely attributed to an aberrant seasonal [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 07 2009

  U.S. Chain Store Sales Recovering

  Chain store sales last week recovered all of the previous week's decline with a 1.4% increase, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs Index. The rise lifted sales 1.7% above their December average [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 07 2009

  Challenger Layoffs Remained High

  Challenger, Grey & Christmas reported that job cut announcements in December fell back slightly to 166,348 following the indication of 181,671 layoffs during November. Despite the drop, however, the number of layoffs was nearly four [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 07 2009

  U.S. Mortgage Applications Fell Slightly Last Week

  According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the total number of mortgage applications fell a slight 8.2% last week after having been unchanged during the prior week. Nevertheless, applications remained firm to take advantage of [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 07 2009

  ADP Report: Payroll Employment Fell By 693,000

  The payroll processor ADP indicated in its latest National Employment Report that December private nonfarm payrolls fell 693,000. The decline followed a revised 476,000 November drop that was much deeper than the initial estimate. The [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Jan 07 2009

  ADP Report: Payroll EmploymentFell By 693,000

  The payroll processor ADP indicated in its latest National Employment Report that December private nonfarm payrolls fell 693,000. The decline followed a revised 476,000 November drop that was much deeper than the initial estimate. The [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

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

  U.S. Factory Inventories Fell Again

  Factory inventories fell in November. The decline of 0.3%, along with those during prior months, was disproportionately influenced by the decline in oil prices. Less oil, inventories rose 0.2% after a 0.4% October gain. Moreover, the [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

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

  U.S. Pending Home Sales Lower Still

  For November, the National Association of Realtors indicated that pending sales of existing homes fell another 4.0%, about as they did during the prior two months. The October drop was revised sharply larger. Consensus expectations [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

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

  U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improved Slightly

  For December, the Composite Index for the nonmanufacturing sector from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) improved slightly to 40.6 from an unrevised 37.3 during November. The figure was firmer than Consensus expectations for a [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

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

  U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Inched Up in December; Down 18.5% For The Full Year

  U.S. sales of light vehicles inched slightly higher last month but not by enough to prevent the twelve-month sales average from falling 18.5% to 13.18M, their lowest since 1993 according to the Autodata Corporation and Ward's [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

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

  U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Inched Upin December; Down 18.5% For The Full Year

  U.S. sales of light vehicles inched slightly higher last month but not by enough to prevent the twelve-month sales average from falling 18.5% to 13.18M, their lowest since 1993 according to the Autodata Corporation and Ward's [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief