Chapter 5. Best Web Sites for U.S. Economic Indicators

Until the 1990s, large economic research firms would charge clients thousands of dollars to churn out statistics on the U.S. and international economies. Today, thanks to the Internet and the intense competition among financial services companies to attract customers, anyone can easily obtain economic or financial data directly from the Web at no cost. This chapter lists online resources that provide such information free.

Schedule of Releases

Get a calendar of U.S. economic releases:

www.dailyfx.com/calendar/briefing/

www.nber.org/releases/

http://fidweek.econoday.com/

Economic News

Latest stories on the economy:

www.bloomberg.com/news/economy/

http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/

www.cnbc.com ...

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