The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Composite Housing Market Index held at 69 in March versus an upwardly revised level in February. Each of the index components held about at the February levels including the indexes of [...]
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| Mar 16 2005NAHB Housing Market Index Stable
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 16 2005
Housing Starts Higher in February
Housing starts unexpectedly ticked 0.5% higher in February to a record high of 2.195M following an upwardly revised 6.2% increase in January.Consensus expectations had been for a decline to 2.033M starts. Single-family starts rose [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 16 2005
Industrial Production Increase Due To Autos & High Tech
Industrial production rose 0.3% in February following an upwardly revised 0.1% up tick in January. Consensus expectations had been for a 0.4% increase. For the second month utility output fell, by 1.0% after the 2.8% decline in [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 16 2005
U.S. Current Account Deficit Another Record
The US current account deficit deepened in 4Q04 to a record $187.9B. Consensus expectations had been for a deficit of $183.0B. The figure pulled the full year deficit to $665.9B, 5.7% of GDP. The deficit in merchandise trade [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 16 2005
U.S. Current Account Deficit Another Record
The US current account deficit deepened in 4Q04 to a record $187.9B. Consensus expectations had been for a deficit of $183.0B. The figure pulled the full year deficit to $665.9B, 5.7% of GDP. The deficit in merchandise trade [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
Chain Store Sales Recovered
Chain store sales last week recovered all of the prior week's decline with a 0.6% increase according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey. Sales so far in March are 1.1% ahead of the February average [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
Empire State Index Eased Higher Again
The Empire State Index of General Business Conditions in New York's manufacturing industries inched higher in March to 19.61 but remained well below its level a year ago. The new orders component improved sharply to the highest level [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
U.S. Inventories Up
Total business inventories jumped 0.9% in January following an unrevised 0.2% December rise. The pace of inventory accumulation has accelerated markedly since 2002 but has not kept pace with the improvement in sales growth. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
JOLTS: Job Openings Eased in the US
The Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated the job openings rate eased in January to 2.4% versus 2.6% in December. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
Manpower Index Suggests More US Jobs
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey indicated further growth in U.S. jobs. The 2Q05 index of hiring intentions held at 21 and was nearly double the index's level two years ago. The index indicates that a net 21% of 16,000 employers [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
U.S. Retail Sales Firm
US retail sales rose 0.5% last month and about matched Consensus expectations. The gain was accompanied, however, by an upward revision to January sales which are now estimated to have risen 0.3% versus the initial report of a 0.3% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 15 2005
U.S. Retail Sales Firm
US retail sales rose 0.5% last month and about matched Consensus expectations. The gain was accompanied, however, by an upward revision to January sales which are now estimated to have risen 0.3% versus the initial report of a 0.3% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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