The April job openings rate as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) was unchanged at 2.9%, where it has been all year. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on [...]
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| Jun 06 2006JOLTS: Job Openings Steady, Hires Rate Down
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 06 2006
Gasoline Prices Rose Last Week
Retail gasoline prices rose two cents last week to $2.89 per gallon (36.7% y/y). The rise left gas prices in early June off just slightly from an average $2.91 during May. The spot market price for regular unleaded gasoline rose eight [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 06 2006
Chain Store Sales Stabilize
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS reported that chain store sales stabilized last week and ticked 0.1% higher following two weeks of sharp decline. As a result of w/w declines during May, sales in the opening [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 06 2006
Chain Store Sales Stabilize
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS reported that chain store sales stabilized last week and ticked 0.1% higher following two weeks of sharp decline. As a result of w/w declines during May, sales in the opening [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 05 2006
ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Decline As Expected
The Business Activity Index for the non-manufacturing sector in May retraced all of the gains posted during the prior two months. The nearly three point m/m decline to 60.1, reported by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), was [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 05 2006
ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Decline As Expected
The Business Activity Index for the non-manufacturing sector in May retraced all of the gains posted during the prior two months. The nearly three point m/m decline to 60.1, reported by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), was [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2006
U.S. Factory Inventory Accumulation Regained Momentum
Factory inventories rose 0.7% during April after an upwardly revised 0.9% gain during March. The back to back two-month gains were the strongest since early last year. Historical figures in this MSIO report were very much revised. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2006
U.S. Vehicle Sales Down, Light Truck Sales Down Hard
US light vehicle sales during May fell 3.9% m/m to 16.10M units according to the Autodata Corporation. The decline exceeded Consensus expectations for sales of 16.5M units and was to the lowest level since last November. Overall light [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2006
U.S. Employment & Wage Growth Slowed
Nonfarm payrolls rose a modest 75,000 during May, the weakest increase since last October. Moreover, job gains during the prior two months were revised down by a cumulative 37,000 while the May gain fell short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 02 2006
U.S. Employment & Wage Growth Slowed
Nonfarm payrolls rose a modest 75,000 during May, the weakest increase since last October. Moreover, job gains during the prior two months were revised down by a cumulative 37,000 while the May gain fell short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 01 2006
Challenger Layoffs Fell Again
The Challenger, Grey & Christmas survey indicated that announced job cuts fell another 10.0% last month and have now fallen in each month of 2006. The decline was to the lowest level since late 2000. During the last ten years there [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jun 01 2006
Home Prices Rose More Slowly
Home prices as measured by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) rose another 2.0% last quarter. The increase was the slowest after rising between 2.5% and 4.5% each quarter for two years. The OFHEO house price [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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