Industrial production last month rose 0.3% after a 0.7% February decline which was deeper than reported initially. Also revised down was production growth last year and during 2006. A 0.1% decline in March output had been the [...]
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| Apr 16 2008U.S. Industrial Output Up 0.3% Last Month
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 16 2008
U.S. NAHB Housing Market Index Remained Low But Stable
The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) reported that its April Composite Housing Market Index remained stable with the prior two months and at about the same level where it's been since September. Nevertheless, these levels [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 16 2008
U.S. Housing Starts Weaker Than Expected
During March, housing starts were weaker than expected, falling 11.9% m/m to 947,000 units. A decline to 1.010M had been generally expected. The latest level was the lowest since early 1991. Accentuating the total's m/m decline was a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 16 2008
U.S. CPI Total Rose An Expected 0.3%
During March, the consumer price index (CPI-U) rose an expected 0.3% after having been unchanged in February. Less food & energy, consumer prices rose 0.2% and that also was as expected. A Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation from [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 16 2008
U.S. CPI Total Rose An Expected 0.3%
During March, the consumer price index (CPI-U) rose an expected 0.3% after having been unchanged in February. Less food & energy, consumer prices rose 0.2% and that also was as expected. A Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation from [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 15 2008
U.S. Empire State Index Stabilized
The April index of manufacturing activity in New York State recovered to 0.63% following the sharp falloff in March to a reading of -22.2%. It was better than expectations for continued weakness at a level of -17%. The figure is a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 15 2008
U.S. Chain Store Sales Rose Again Despite Record Gasoline Prices
According to the International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC-UBS Chain Store survey, sales increased 0.9% last week and added to a 0.7% rise during the prior period. So far in April sales have risen 0.9% from March.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 15 2008
U.S. PPI Soared
Finished producer prices in the U.S. soared 1.1% last month, up sharply from the unrevised 0.3% February increase. The increase nearly doubled Consensus expectations for a 0.6% rise and it was the strongest rise since last November. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 15 2008
U.S. PPI Soared
Finished producer prices in the U.S. soared 1.1% last month, up sharply from the unrevised 0.3% February increase. The increase nearly doubled Consensus expectations for a 0.6% rise and it was the strongest rise since last November. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 14 2008
U.S. Business Inventories Up
During February, total business inventories matched expectations and rose 0.6%. That followed a 0.9% January increase which was revised up slightly. The annualized three month growth in inventories rose to a quite firm annualized rate [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 14 2008
U.S. March Retail Sales Remained Weak
U.S. retail sales during March increased a modest 0.2% after a 0.4% decline during February. The February drop was a bit shallower than the -0.6% reported last month due to a lessening of that month's decline in sales of motor [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Apr 14 2008
U.S. March Retail Sales Remained Weak
U.S. retail sales during March increased a modest 0.2% after a 0.4% decline during February. The February drop was a bit shallower than the -0.6% reported last month due to a lessening of that month's decline in sales of motor [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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