Datastream International versus Global Insight
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Datastream International |
Global Insight |
|
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U.S. Macroeconomic Data |
YES |
YES and VERY STRONG |
|
U.S. State & Regional Data |
Virtually None |
Very Strong |
|
Individual Foreign Country Data |
Very strong |
Very limited |
|
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics |
YES |
YES |
|
IMF Balance of Payment Statistics |
NO |
YES |
|
IMF Government Finance Statistics |
NO |
NO |
|
IMF International Finance Statistics |
YES |
YES |
|
OECD Data |
YES |
YES |
|
Forecast Data |
Yes - National Macro |
NO |
|
Index Data |
YES |
Limited |
|
Exchange Rates |
YES |
YES |
|
Interest Rates |
YES |
Limited |
|
Individual Equities |
YES |
NO |
|
Individual Bonds |
YES |
NO |
|
Futures |
YES |
Limited |
|
Options |
Limited |
Very Limited |
|
Commodities |
YES |
YES |
|
Mutual Funds |
YES |
NO |
|
Ability to download |
YES |
YES |
|
Ability to graph |
YES |
NO |
|
# of Simultaneous Users |
3 |
Unlimited |