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This monthly compilation is prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money, and Federal finances.

Information from the U.S. Census Bureau on current indicators and historic time series.

Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on employment and earnings data and price indexes.

"series on measures of [international] economic performance"

Daily data updates are provided for exchange rates, equity markets, interest rates, stripped bond spreads, and emerging market bond indices. Monthly data coverage (updated daily and populated upon availability) is provided for consumer prices, high-tech market indicators, industrial production and merchandise trade.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

"Provides the academic community with centralized access to important free online economic materials, databases, and Web sites."

National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.

Sponsored by the American Economic Association. Over 2,000 resources of interest to economists. Selections "offer a substantial amount of information, or are specialized to a given area".

"BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation's economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public. "

This site is an excellent news and financial resource that will appeal to a broad audience, both for the strength of the data as well as the ease of accessing it. Users are recommended to peruse the financial data, which covers stocks, interest rates and bonds, currencies, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and commodities.