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for free data or research? Listed below are some
sites we've found with useful news and information.
They're grouped under the following headings.
Most of the information on these websites is free
although some require registration or a subscription
to gain full access.
We check these sites regularly but can't guarantee
that there are no 'dead' links. If you notice
one, please let us know.
Kitco
Inc - One of the sites for gold and other
precious metals. It has live prices, market reports
and historical data.
London Bullion
Market Association - Historical gold price
data and other trading statistics on the London
gold market.
Intercontinental
Exchange (ICE) - Market information and
historical data for coffee, sugar, cocoa and cotton.
London Metal
Exchange - Impressive array of graphs,
data and market statistics.
CorporateInformation - Great information
on major corporates from around the world and
it's free. Highly recommended.
Zacks Investment
Research - Plenty of free stuff on US
stocks.
Australian
Securities Exchange (ASX) - Subsection
on Prices and Research has company research and
listing details.
Egoli
- One of the best all-round Australian finance
sites. Lots of free stock research, CEO interviews
and market reports.
FN Arena
- Requires subscription but also has some free
company and market information.
Yahoo!
Finance - Provides an interactive charting
option which allows you to download data into
a spreadsheet.
ASX200.com
- Delayed data on the S&P/ASX200 and other
indices. Includes stock components and charts.
Lipper
US Fund Flows - Data on fund flows in
the US mutual fund industry.
NASDAQ
- Has NASDAQ market data in multiple download
formats going back to 1971.
NYSE
MarketInfo - Excellent data library with
time series on New York Stock Exchange indices
and other trading statistics.
Bloomberg
- Good information on international bond yields
and all segments of the US fixed interest market.
BradyNet
- One of the few sites dealing with emerging
market debt securities. You can even buy and sell
bonds.
OANDA
- Specialises in currency charts, data and commentary.
Excellent site for historical foreign exchange
rates.
Tokyo Grain
Exchange - Lots of historical futures
market data and links to other commodity-related
sites.
Sydney Futures
Exchange - Now part of the ASX, Plenty
of good historical data and delayed price information.
Links
to Statistical Agencies - Comprehensive
links site provided by the Japanese Government's
Statistics Bureau.
RFE -
Perhaps the best economics link directory. Has
extensive list of sites for international data
and research.
Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OECD's updated website has plenty of historical
data.
Financial
Data Finder - Comprehensive listing market
web sites. Text-based version is easier to use
than search engine.
The
BlackStump - Links to finance and
general web sites. Approximately 800 topic
categories.
MoneyCNN
- Market commentary is comprehensive
and easy-to-read.
Wall Street
Journal - Neat layout, with lots
of up-to-date free information.
Reuters
- International news and financial market
information with less of a US focus than
other organisations.
Newsday
- Easy-to-navigate site with great coverage
of world business news.
Japan
Times - Publisher of the English
language newspaper in Japan since 1897.
Covers most of the big business stories.
Drudge
Report - Specialises in hearsay,
leaks and gossip. Site has great links.
The
Online NewsHour - Public broadcasting
program with high quality analysis and US
political coverage.
Download.com
- literally thousands of freeware and
shareware programs to download.
Quantitative
Micro Software - QMS produces Eviews,
a statistical and econometric modeling program.
ANZ Job Advertisements - Latest
media releases for the ANZ Bank's job advertisements
series.
Australian
Bureau of Statistics - Great website
now that the statistics can be downloaded
for free.
Reserve
Bank of Australia - Probably the
best place to find historical financial
data on Australian markets.
Banco
Central de la Republica Argentina -
Excellent financial market database.
Banco
Central do Brasil - Lots of economic
and financial data on the Brazilian economy.
Banco
Central de Chile - Site contains
data on most of the major economic indicators
but not all is available in English.
Banco de Mexico - Good selection
of statistics but it takes some time to
get used to the database layout.
Magyar
Nemzeti Bank - National Bank of
Hungary site has an impressive range of
stock market and investment data.
Banque
du Liban - Up-to-date financial,
economic and general information about Lebanon.
Narodowy
Bank Polski - National Bank of
Poland has a good selection of time series
data.
Central
Bank of the Russian Federation -
Useful financial market database and a weekly
statistical bulletin.
Banka Slovenije
- Bank of Slovenia has a comprehensive
archive of financial data and economic indicators.
Reserve
Bank of India - Slow site during
business hours but contains nearly every
report ever written by the Bank.
Bank
of Korea - Searchable database
of economic and financial statistics going
back to about 1960.
Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas - Has most
of the key statistical indicators on the
Philippines economy.
Bank
of Thailand - Features a databank
which includes most of the major economic
and financial indicators.
European
Central Bank - Extensive collection
of press releases, speeches and statistics
on about euro zone countries.
Eurostat
- Best source of up-to-date European
and euro zone statistics. Some data is subscription-only.
IFO Institute
for Economic Research - German-based
IFO produces the well-known business climate
index.
Federal
Statistical Office Germany - Contains
recent monthly and quarterly statistics
on the German economy.
Istituto
di studi e analisi economica (ISAE)
- Very useful site with lots of free survey
information on the Italian economy.
ISTAT
- Basic information on the Italian economy.
Bank
of Japan - Probably the best source
of research and data on the Japanese economy.
Statistics
Bureau & Statistics Center
- Good survey data with detailed information
on inflation and the labour market.
Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
- Extensive statistics on production,
shipping and inventory ratios.
Teikoku
Databank - Statistics on corporate
bankruptcies and tax filings.
Institute
of Supply Management - The Institute
produces the ISM Purchasing Managers Index
(formerly NAPM).
Federal
Reserve Economic Database (FRED) -
Massive collection of data on the US economy
and banking system.
Economagic
- Time series data on nearly every major
US economic indicator.
Office
of Management and Budget - Detailed
statistics on the US fiscal situation.
Air
Cargo World - Often has interesting
stories on transport and manufacturing trends
around the world.
Stock
Exchanges Worldwide - Lithuanian
website with links to over 100 exchanges
around the world.
Bureau
of Meteorology - Weather information
for all Australian territories including
Antarctica.
The
World Clock - Basic site but handy
if you're about to make a long distance
phone call.
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