- Overall index remains at highest level since July 2023.
- Component movement is mixed.
- Regional indexes diverge.
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
USA| Apr 15 2024U.S. Home Builders Sentiment Holds Steady in April
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 12 2024U.S. Import & Export Prices Continue to Increase in March
- Import prices rise for fourth consecutive month.
- Excluding fuels, import prices edge up for sixth straight month.
- Export price gain improves.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 12 2024U.S. Housing Affordability Declines in February
- Principal & interest payments increase.
- Mortgage rates edge higher.
- Median sales price of single-family home increases.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 11 2024U.S. Producer Prices Post Surprisingly Modest Gain in March
- Core goods prices increase minimally.
- Services prices advance steadily.
- Energy prices decline, but food prices rise significantly.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 10 2024U.S. CPI Shows Unexpected Strength in March; Core Prices Firm
- Services price increase led by transportation and shelter.
- Goods price pressure weakens.
- Energy prices move higher; food price gain is muted.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 10 2024U.S. Wholesale Inventories & Sales Post Strong Gains in February
- Wholesale inventories recover January decline.
- February sales surge.
- The I/S ratio drops to four-month low.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 09 2024NFIB Small Business Optimism Deteriorates in March
- Latest reading is lowest since December 2012.
- Fewer businesses have incentive to expand.
- Employment readings are mixed.
- Price readings strengthen.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 09 2024U.S. Energy Prices Strengthen in Latest Week
- Gasoline prices jump.
- Crude oil costs move sharply higher.
- Natural gas prices surge.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 08 2024FIBER: Industrial Commodity Prices Continue to Trend Upward
- Crude oil prices surge.
- Gain in metals price paced by aluminum & copper.
- Rubber & lumber costs rise.
- Cotton prices move lower.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Latest job increase accelerates to quickest since last May.
- Earnings increase moves up.
- Jobless rate slips as employment jumps.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 05 2024Consumer Credit Growth Moderates in February
- Revolving credit usage strengthens.
- Nonrevolving credit growth slows.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
USA| Apr 04 2024U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to Ten-Month High in February
- Exports and imports both increase.
- Real goods trade deficit widens to seven-month high.
- Goods trade deficits w/ China & Japan narrow.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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