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Looking 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. Just click on a subheading to go straight to
that section.
 Commodities
Corporate
Information
Equities
- Australia
Equities
- International
Fixed
Interest
Foreign
Exchange
Futures
Link
Sites & Directories
Market
Reports
News
Software
Statistics
- Australia
Statistics
- Emerging Markets
Statistics
- Europe
Statistics
- Japan
Statistics
- US
Stock
Exchanges
Weather
& Time
We check these sites regularly but can't guarantee that there are
no 'dead' links. If you notice one, please let us know.
Farm Credit Council
- Extensive range of US agricultural prices, with data extending
back to 1980.
Kitco Inc - One
of the the best sources of information on gold and other precious
metals. It has live prices, market reports, message boards and plenty
of historical data
London Bullion Market Association
- Historical gold price data and other trading statistics on the
London gold market.
R&C Research
- Fantastic site for free historical data on commodity and financial
futures.
New York Board of Trade (NYBOT)
- 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.
First Call - Because
it's a commercial site, they don't give too much away for free but
the market commentary section is sometimes interesting.
Zacks Investment Research
- Zacks aims to 'empower and educate' the individual investor. Plenty
of free stuff on US stocks.
Australian Financial Services
Directory - The subsection on Listed Public Companies has
some good links to corporate web sites.
Egoli - One of the
best all-round Australian finance sites. Lots of free stock research,
CEO interviews and market reports.
Vanguard Australia
- Investor education section provides some great information with
a refreshing lack of sales hype and gimmicks.
AMG Data Services
- AMG collects data on fund flows in the US mutual fund industry.
Most of the site is restricted to subscribers, but the news and
archives sections often have some useful snippets of information.
NASDAQ - Has NASDAQ
market data in multiple download formats going back to 1971. Apart
from share indices, the files contain a complete range of market
statistics. Great site!
NYSE
MarketInfo - Data library has excellent long-term time series
on New York Stock Exchange indices and other trading statistics.
Vickers Stock Research Corporation
- Vickers produce the Weekly Insider Report, a newsletter which
summarises what insiders (i.e. directors and company officers) are
doing with their corporate shares. It has a graph of recent trends
on the home page.
Yahoo! Finance -
Provides an interactive charting option which allows you to download
data into a spreadsheet.
Bloomberg -
Good information on international bond yields and all segments of
the US fixed interest market.
BradyNet - One of
the few really comprehensive sites dealing with emerging market
debt securities. Has a chat room and you can even buy and sell bonds.
Mark Bernkopf's
Central Banking Resource Center - Very useful links site
to the world's central banks. One of the best places to find international
fixed interest statistics.
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
- 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 web site is much better
than its predecessor. Excellent source of international economic
and financial information.
Bond Market Association
-Links page to bond market news and statistics. More focused
on US than other international markets.
Financial
Data Finder - Comprehensive listing of financial market
web sites. The text-based version is easier to use than the search
engine.
The
BlackStump - Links to finance and general web sites. Approximately
800 topic categories.
MoneyCNN - Market commentary
is comprehensive and easy-to-read.
Lycos Finance - Neat
layout, with lots of information. Well-designed charting package,
industry research and economic calendar.
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 -
Matt Drudge is credited with breaking the Clinton/Lewinsky story.
Specialises in hearsay, leaks and gossip. Site has great links.
The Online NewsHour
- Web site of the US television program, 'The NewsHour with
Jim Lehrer'. If you don't watch the show on SBS, you should.
Download.com - literally
thousands of freeware and shareware programs to download.
Quantitative Micro Software
- QMS produces Eviews, a statistical and econometric modeling
program. It has lots of features but is expensive unless you're
a student.
Imatix - great selection
of open source software for web developers. The Imatix web server,
Xitami, can run on most operating systems and allows you to test
your web site and CGI scripts off-line.
ANZ Job Advertisements - Latest media releases for the
ANZ Bank's job advertisements series.
Reserve Bank of Australia
- Probably the best place to find historical economic and financial
data on Australia.
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 some of the material is not 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 plenty of statistical information, including
an impressive range of stock market and investment fund 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
and daily information on shares, foreign exchange and interest rates.
Central Bank of the Russian
Federation - Useful financial market database and a weekly
statistical bulletin on the stock market.
Banka Slovenije - Bank
of Slovenia has a comprehensive archive of financial data and a
wide selection of macroeconomic and securities market indicators.
Central Bank of
the Republic of Turkey - Has a massive amount of information
but you need persistence to figure out the Electronic Data Delivery
System (EDDS).
Reserve Bank of India
- Extremely slow site, especially during business hours. Contains
nearly every report, bulletin, speech and press release 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, including daily interest and exchange rate data.
Bank of Thailand - Features
a databank which includes most of the major economic and financial
indicators. Some of the pages are slow to load.
European Central Bank
- Extensive collection of press releases, speeches and statistical
publications about euro zone countries.
Eurostat -
Best source of up-to-date European and euro zone statistics. Some
data is subscription-only but most of the key indicators are free.
IFO Institute for Economic Research
- Each month the German-based IFO surveys more than 7,000 enterprises
to produce its 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. The site has an English version but most
of the link pages are written in Italian.
Nikko Bond Performance Index - Need to register before you
can access the historical data but it's worthwhile if you're interested
in Japanese fixed interest markets.
Bank of Japan - Probably
the best source of research and data on the Japanese economy.
Statistics Bureau &
Statistics Center - Good selection of survey data with
detailed information on consumer prices and the labour market.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry (METI) - Extensive statistics on production, shipping
and inventory ratios. Historical data is available for most time
series.
Teikoku Databank -
Statistics on corporate bankruptcies and tax filings.
Institute of Supply Management
- The Institute produces the closely-watched ISM Index (formerly
the NAPM Index), a monthly indicator of US manufacturing activity.
Economic Statistics
Briefing Room - Excellent starting point for up-to-date
economic and financial statistics on the US economy.
Federal Reserve
Economic Database (FRED) - Massive collection of historical
data on the US economy, banking system and financial markets. Fantastic
site.
Economagic- Time
series data on nearly every major US economic indicator.
Office of Management
and Budget - US Executive Office responsible for the US
Federal Budget. Detailed statistics on the US fiscal situation.
Air Cargo World
- Although this is the web-equivalent of an industry publication,
it often has interesting stories on transport and manufacturing
trends around the world.
Finix Exchange
Links - Links to 145 stock exchanges around the world.
Qualisteam - Some
interesting links to world stock exchanges and other finance sites.
Good starting place if you want to get financial data on a particular
country.
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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