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| Sep 12 2006

  Record U.S. Foreign Trade Deficit Swelled By Higher Oil Prices

  Higher oil prices helped boost the U.S. foreign trade deficit to a new record in July of $68.0B from an unrevised $64.8 B in June. Consensus expectations had been for a somewhat shallower deficit of $65.5B. Imports of goods & services [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 12 2006

  Record U.S. Foreign Trade Deficit Swelled By Higher Oil Prices

  Higher oil prices helped boost the U.S. foreign trade deficit to a new record in July of $68.0B from an unrevised $64.8 B in June. Consensus expectations had been for a somewhat shallower deficit of $65.5B. Imports of goods & services [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 11 2006

  OECD Leaders Slip A Third Month

  The Leading Index of the major 7 OECD economies fell 0.3% in July for the second consecutive month and it was the third monthly decline in a row. The index's six month growth rate dropped to 0.8%, the lowest in a year. During the last [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 11 2006

  OECD Leaders Slip A Third Month

  The Leading Index of the major 7 OECD economies fell 0.3% in July for the second consecutive month and it was the third monthly decline in a row. The index's six month growth rate dropped to 0.8%, the lowest in a year. During the last [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 08 2006

  August U.S. Vehicle Sales Reversed July's Gain

  US light vehicle sales last month reversed all of July's revised gain and fell 6.5% to 16.07M units, according to the Autodata Corporation. During the first eight months of this year vehicle sales averaged 16.63M, down 4.3% from the [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 08 2006

  August U.S. Vehicle Sales Reversed July's Gain

  US light vehicle sales last month reversed all of July's revised gain and fell 6.5% to 16.07M units, according to the Autodata Corporation. During the first eight months of this year vehicle sales averaged 16.63M, down 4.3% from the [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 07 2006

  Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fell

  Initial claims for jobless insurance fell 7,000 last week to 310,000 from an upwardly revised level during the last full week of August. Consensus expectations had been for 315,000 claims. During the last ten years there has been a [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 07 2006

  Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fell

  Initial claims for jobless insurance fell 7,000 last week to 310,000 from an upwardly revised level during the last full week of August. Consensus expectations had been for 315,000 claims. During the last ten years there has been a [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 06 2006

  Mortgage Applications Recovered

  The total number of mortgage applications recovered 1.8% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, after a 0.9% decline at the end of August. The gain lifted the opening September level 1.5% versus the August average [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 06 2006

  Chain Store Sales Up Again, Gasoline Prices Down Sharply

  The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey indicated that chain store sales rose another 0.3% last week after the 0.6% increase at the end of August. The gains were the first back to back weekly increases in a [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 06 2006

  ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improved

  The August Business Activity Index for the non-manufacturing sector from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) improved to 57.0 and exceeded Consensus expectations for stability near 55.0. Since the series' inception in 1997 there [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Sep 06 2006

  2Q U.S. Productivity Revised Up, Compensation Surged

  Non-farm labor productivity growth last quarter was revised upward to 1.6%, about as expected. The gain remained, however, quite a bit slower than the 2.7% average quarterly growth during the prior four quarters. Compensation growth [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief