Datastream International versus Global Insight

 

 

Datastream International

Global Insight

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