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| Nov 09 2005

  Mortgage Applications Rose

  Last week, the total number of mortgage applications recovered about half of the prior period's decline with a 2.3% rise according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The modest increase followed weekly declines from June to October [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 09 2005

  Mortgage Applications Rose

  Last week, the total number of mortgage applications recovered about half of the prior period's decline with a 2.3% rise according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The modest increase followed weekly declines from June to October [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 08 2005

  JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings & Hires Up

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the job openings rate, from the Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), rose in September to 2.7% from 2.5% in August. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 08 2005

  Chain Store Sales Jumped As Gas Prices Fell Another Dime

  Last week, chain store sales posted the largest gain since April according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey. The 1.0% jump pulled the starting point for November sales 1.3% above the October average [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 08 2005

  Small Business Optimism Up, Pricing Intentions Cool

  The index of small business optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) jumped 3.7% in October, despite the devastation wreaked by three Hurricanes. The economic outlook brightened as 14% of firms expected the [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 08 2005

  Small Business Optimism Up, Pricing Intentions Cool

  The index of small business optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) jumped 3.7% in October, despite the devastation wreaked by three Hurricanes. The economic outlook brightened as 14% of firms expected the [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 07 2005

  Challenger Layoffs Up Again in October, Trend Lower

  Last week, Challenger, Grey & Christmas reported that job cut announcements in October rose for the second consecutive month. The 13.2% m/m rise to 81,301 nevertheless left the three month average of job cut announcements down 8.8% at [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 07 2005

  Challenger Layoffs Up Again in October, Trend Lower

  Last week, Challenger, Grey & Christmas reported that job cut announcements in October rose for the second consecutive month. The 13.2% m/m rise to 81,301 nevertheless left the three month average of job cut announcements down 8.8% at [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 04 2005

  October U.S. Payrolls Soft

  Non-farm payrolls rose 56,000 last month following a revised 8,000 worker decline in September, initially reported at down 35,000. In addition, the August rise in payrolls was revised lower to 148,000 from 211,000 reported earlier. [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 04 2005

  October U.S. Payrolls Soft

  Non-farm payrolls rose 56,000 last month following a revised 8,000 worker decline in September, initially reported at down 35,000. In addition, the August rise in payrolls was revised lower to 148,000 from 211,000 reported earlier. [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 03 2005

  U.S. Factory Inventories Slip

  Factory inventories fell another 0.1% in September following a deepened 0.2% decline in August even though higher prices recently have boosted petroleum inventories, (+24.9% y/y). Less petroleum, factory inventories fell 0.1% (+4.1% [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief
• Global| Nov 03 2005

  ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Recovered

  The October Non-manufacturing Sector Business Activity Index from the Institute for Supply Management recovered more than half of its September decline with a 6.7 point increase to 60.0. Consensus expectations had been for a lesser [...]

  by:Tom Moeller

  |in:Economy in Brief