FRED, at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, provides access to an enormous amount of economic and business data gathered by the federal government.
Contains long-term historical indices for a wide-range of financial and economic indicators
Tips for using GFD:
-register for an account using your PSU email address
-database can be slow when working with large datasets so start the assignment early and be patient while data loads
-Contact Lauren Reiter with any questions about accessing data
Finaeon (formerly Global Financial Data) contains 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. Penn State's subscription includes access to four components: GFDatabase, GFD Real Estate Database, and Events in Time. First time users will need to create an account using their Penn State email address.