- Both single-family and multi-family starts recover.
- Starts’ performance is regionally uneven.
- Building permits decline to four-month low.
Introducing
Tom Moeller
in:Our Authors
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
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 18 2025
U.S. Import and Export Prices Increase During February
- Import price rise led by fuels & lubricants.
- Export price increase reflects stronger food prices.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 17 2025
U.S. Retail Sales Edge Higher in February
- Core retail spending firms.
- Lower gasoline prices hold back last month’s increase.
- Online spending recovers; spending change elsewhere is modest.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 17 2025
U.S. Home Builders Index Falls Sharply in March
- Overall reading is lowest since September.
- Component measures each fall.
- Regional indexes all weaken.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 14 2025
U.S. Housing Affordability Is Little Changed in January
- Home prices ease but mortgage rates rise.
- Median income strengthens.
- Affordability weakens in most of country.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 13 2025
U.S. PPI Is Unchanged in February; Rise in Core Index Moderates
- Energy prices weaken and food prices firm.
- Price gains in core goods pick up.
- Services prices decline.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Both gauges are roughly half of January increases.
- Core goods & services price gains slow.
- Energy & food price increases weaken.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 12 2025
U.S. Government Budget Deficit Deepens in FY 2025
- Federal receipt growth improves.
- Outlay growth surges.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 11 2025
U.S. JOLTS: Openings & Hiring Improve in January
- Job openings rise during January following a lessened December decline.
- Increase is concentrated in retail trade & financial industries.
- Hiring improves but separations increase.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 11 2025
U.S. Energy Prices Are Mixed in Latest Week
- Gasoline prices ease.
- Crude oil prices decline.
- Natural gas costs rebound.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 10 2025
FIBER: Industrial Commodity Price Index Edges Higher
- Metals prices lead the increase.
- Lumber prices strengthen.
- Crude oil prices decline sharply.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- USA| Mar 07 2025
U.S. Payroll Employment Growth Picks Up in February, but Earnings Gain Eases & Unemployment Rate Edges Higher
- Job gains remain up from last summer.
- Recent trend in earnings growth remains slightly improved.
- Jobless rate is close to mid-point of past year’s range.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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