This guide highlights only few key resources in the EDS collection that deal with financial data.
- DataStream
- Time series covering stocks, bonds, commodities and economic data by country
- Available on-site in DSSC/EDS or the Business and Economics Library.
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Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS)
- A collection of financial, economic, and marketing data sources.
- Includes Computstat, CRSP, Global Insight, OptionMetrics and much more.
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Available on-site in DSSC/EDS or the Business and Economics Library.
Refer here for details.
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
- Time series data by country.
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Includes: exchange rates, interest rates, prices, production,
international
transactions, government accounts, national accounts, and more. -
A PC-based version that handles large downloads is available in
the
Data-Apps program menu of the DSSC/EDS workstations.
- Bloomberg
- Real-time prices, futures, options, and spot rates for commodities and currencies.
- Data on financial instruments like debt (corporate/government), equities, indices, mortgages, short term paper and more.
- Real-time newswires
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Available at dedicated workstations in the DSSC/EDS or the
Business and
Economics Library.
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Global Development Finance (GDF)
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For developing countries time-series data, some back to 1970, on
resource flows,
financial indicators including workers remittances, external debt stocks, debt flows
and more.
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For developing countries time-series data, some back to 1970, on
resource flows,
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Global Financial Data (GDF)
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Long term historical indices for a wide range of financial and
economic indicators
including: GDP, monetary rates, interest rates, stock and bond markets, and more.
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Long term historical indices for a wide range of financial and
economic indicators
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- The OECD maintains a number of databases containing time-series data.
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EIU Country Data
- Annual economic indicators and forecasts
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Economic structure, foreign payments, external debt stock,
external debt service,
external trade, trends in foreign trade, quarterly indicators.
- Selected Internet Resources
For assistance with these resources visit either the DSSC or the Business and Economics Library.

