United States of America

• Federal Reserve Board Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
  Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual, including commercial paper, loan charge-offs, and medium term notes
• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Washington) - Extremely comprehensive site with various information and research papers, reports, statistics.
• Federal Reserve Banks of the United States - Economic data and research, domestically and internationally.
• United States - external links to macroeconomic reports and data
• OECD Country Files: United States of America
• OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - United States  (Nov 2006 - English)
• Perspectives économiques de l'OCDE No. 80 - Etats-Unis (pdf, 103Kb,French)

U.S. Exchanges

• AMEX
• Boston Stock Exchange
• Chicago Board of Trade
• Chicago Board Options Exchange
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Chicago Stock Exchange
• Kansas City Board of Trade
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange
• NASDAQ
• National Stock Exchange
• New York Board of Trade
• New York Mercantile Exchange
• NYSE
• Pacific Stock Exchange
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Canada

• The Bank of Canada's Weekly Financial Statistics is updated each Friday afternoon
• Canada - external links to macroeconomic reports and data
• www.oecd.org/canada is a one-stop-shop for OECD reports and statistics on Canada. Browse the documents in chronological order or by topic (e.g. economy, trade, development, environment, energy, social issues).
• OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - Canada (Nov 2006 - English)
• Perspectives économiques de l'OCDE No. 80 - Canada (pdf, 109Kb,French)

• Toronto Stock Exchange
• Montreal Stock Exchange
• Bank of Canada - Weekly statistics, access to various research papers and information.

Argentina  >>>   ADR's

• OECD Country Information Argentina
• Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires - Market data and information, listed companies and general overview
• Banco Central de la Republica Argentina - Extensive statistical data.
• CIA Factbook Argentina

Brazil   >>>   ADR's
 

• OECD Country Information Brazil
• Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo - Market data, quotes and extensive market information.
• Banco Central do Brasil - Current and comprehensive economic and financial data, statistics and information.
• CIA Factbook Brazil

Mexico   >>>   ADR's
 

• www.oecd.org/mexico is a one-stop-shop for OECD reports and statistics on Mexico. Browse the documents in chronological order or by topic (e.g. economy, trade, development, environment, energy, social issues).
• OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - Mexico (Nov 2006)
• Bolsa Mexicana de Valores - Market data and general information
• Banco de Mexico - Current economic data and general information (Spanish/English)
• CIA Factbook Mexico
  

Belize
 

• CIA Factbook Belize
• OECD Country Information Belize
• Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Bolivia

• OECD Country Information Bolivia

• CIA Factbook Bolivia

• Bolsa Boliviana de Valores - General information, some market data.

• Banco Central de Bolivia - Spanish Service.

Chile  >>>   ADR's

• OECD Country Information Chile
• CIA Factbook Chile
• Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago - Information about the exchange, shares and ADRs, trading, closing summary markets and brokerages.
• Banco Central de Chile - Spanish Service, including economic and statistic data and information.

Colombia  >>>   ADR's

• OECD Country Information Colombia
• CIA Factbook Colombia
• Bolsa de Bogotá - Spanish service.
• Banco de la Republica - Spanish Service, including economic and statistic data and information. * Research provided by The Research Department of Corredores Asociados

Costa Rica
 

• OECD Country Information Costa Rica
• CIA Factbook Costa Rica
• Banco Central de Costa Rica
• Bolsa Nacional de Valores S.A.

Ecuador

• OECD Country Information Ecuador
• CIA Factbook Ecuador
• Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil - General information on companies, funds, brokers, and the stock exchange.
• Bolsa de Valores de Quito - Information about listed companies, brokerages and the market.
• Banco Central del Ecuador

El Salvador
 

• OECD Country Information El Salvador
• CIA Factbook El Salvador
• Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
• Bolsa de Valores de El Salvador
• Camara de Comercio e Industria de El Salvador

French Guiana
 

• OECD Country Information French Guiana
• CIA Factbook French Guiana
• French Guiana Chamber of Commerce 

Guatemala
 

• OECD Country Information Guatemala
• CIA Factbook Guatemala
• Banco de Guatemala
• Bolsa de Valores Nacional, S.A.

Guyana
 

• OECD Country Information French Guyana
• CIA Factbook Guyana
• Bank of Guyana
• The Guyana Office for Investment
• National Bank of Industry and Commerce

Honduras
 

• OECD Country Information Honduras
• CIA Factbook Honduras
• Banco Central de Honduras
• Bolsa Centroamericana de Valores
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortes
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa

Nicaragua
 

• OECD Country Information Nicaragua
• CIA Factbook Nicaragua
• Banco Central de Nicaragua
• Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua

Panama
 

• OECD Country Information Panama
• CIA Factbook Panama
• Bolsa de Valores de Panamá
• American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Panama
• Camara de Comercio e Industrias

Paraguay
 

• OECD Country Information Paraguay
• CIA Factbook Paraguay
• Banco Central del Paraguay - The Central Bank of Paraguay (Spanish)
• Bolsa de Valores y Productos de Asunción S.A. - Paraguay Stock Exchange (Spanish)
• Cámara y Bolsa de Comercio (Spanish)

Peru >>>   ADR's
 

• OECD Country Information Peru
• CIA Factbook Peru
• Bolsa de Valores de Lima - Market data, quotes and extensive market information.
• Banco Central de Reserva del Peru - Spanish/English Service. Current (weekly update) economic data and information as well as general information.

Suriname
 

• OECD Country Information Suriname
• CIA Factbook Suriname
• Centrale Bank van Suriname (Dutch)
• Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Uruguay
 

• OECD Country Information Uruguay
• CIA Factbook Uruguay
• Banco Central del Uruguay
• Bolsa de Valores de Montevideo
• Bolsa Electrónica de Valores del Uruguay S.A.
• Cámara de industrias del Uruguay

Venezuela   >>>   ADR's
 

• OECD Country Information Venezuela
• CIA Factbook Venezuela
• Banco Central de Venezuela
• Camara de Comercio de Caracas Dreccion Ejecutiva
  Chamber of Commerce Caracas.
• Bolsa de Valores de Caracas - Daily stock prices, bonds, brokers, and mutual funds information. Also economic data and market information available.
• Venezuela Electronic Stock Exchange - Quotes, market data, company and brokerage information
  

 

• International Data Base - Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, IDB is a data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world

• InfoNation - From the United Nations, this site allows users to generate customized statistical and comparative tables using current information for all UN member countries

• CIA World Factbook

• IMF - The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty.

• Organization of American States OAS

• OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

• AACCLA - Assoc. of  American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America

• SICE - Foreign Trade Information System

• Globex Flash Quotes

• Bloomberg News & Economy

• Financial Times

• BBC Business News

• Macquarie Research: International Update (pdf)

• The Americas - Articles by Economist.com

• The globeinvestor.com combines the most complete, impartial coverage of North American stocks with powerful analytical tools that can slice, dice and dissect data into useful intelligence.

• Inter-American Development Bank: Developmement bank focusing on economic cooperation between North and Latin America.

• The World Factbook: Table of Contents for North America, Economy Section

• Office of NAFTA & Inter-American Affairs Market Access and Compliance

• Bureau of Economic Analysis: BEA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the nation's economic accountant, preparing estimates that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy.

• TheWIRE - Associated Press: Links to dozens of online news sites offering access to the Associated Press newswire. (USA)

• CNN: US News

• ABCNEWS.com: U.S. Late-breaking U.S. news right off the wire.

• U.S. News Online: News, searchable archives, a forum, and this week's issue.

• USA Today: National daily with news updates, opinion, special reports, and searchable archives.

• Canadian Press and Broadcast News: Daily news and photos from Canada's national cooperative news service. In English and French.

• Canada.com: News from across Canada.

• Canadian Online Explorer: Provides news and information, including photos and data from Canada and around the world. "It's information you can't get elsewhere, and best of all it's put together by Canadians for Canadians."

• National Post: Nationwide publication that delivers news, arts, sports and financial information.

• The United States - Articles by Economist.com

• LatinStocks.com: Latin American financial markets and business information with focus on Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Stocks, bonds, funds, research, forums, the first Latin American Financial and Business search engine, and much more. Spanish service.

• Patagon.com: Latin American Investment Megasite. Market data for 10 countries. Offers online brokerage services. Real-time quotes. News. Forums. Investment game with monthly prize.

• OAS Foreign Trade Information System (SICE) Sistema de Información al Comercio Exterior is the information technology arm of the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS).

• Organization of American States Documents, press releases, news and program information in English and Spanish.

• The World Factbook: Table of Contents for South America, Economy Section

• Latin American Economic System (SELA)

• Center for Latin American Capital Markets: On this site you will find original research and general research tools for academics, investors and professionals interested in conducting research on Latin American Capital Markets.

• The Research Department of Corredores Asociados: gives strategic support to the sales desk, preparing different reports on the stock market, on listed companies and on the Colombian economy.

• LatinFocus is the first stop for professionals seeking reliable business research information on Latin American economies.  Since its conception in 1998, the LatinFocus website has become one of the fastest growing and most essential economic and financial information sources for Latin America on the web. 

• Business News Americas: Subscription Service, has free content also.

• LatinStocks: The leading site on Latin American Finance & Business. Spanish Service.

• CNN Americas

• HeraldLink - Americas: Headlines and stories from The Miami Herald.

• LatinoLink Money

• LATNN - Latino Online News Network: News and feature stories on topics and issues which impact the Latino community

• BBC: Americas News updates, audio and video.

• Central America Report: Economic and political information and analysis on the region.

• Novedades/The News: News in English and Spanish.

• Santiago Times: Daily English-language summary of Chile's most important national, business and mining news.

• LATCO Tools of the Trade - Useful Sites for International Trade with Latin America

   

• North American Stock Indices

• Latin American Stock Indices

• InfoMoney focuses on providing financial information about the Brazilian market. News, stock quotes, technical and fundamental analysis and interactive tools. (Portugese)

• Financial Times: Daily Update U.S. Markets

• Financial Chat is home to the Internet's most sophisticated and active real-time trading chatrooms. In our forums, we have some of the world's finest traders with us daily, willing to share information in real time, as well as educate and assist you in your trading. Real traders trading US and foreign markets, posting real-time trades, and giving real-time market commentary.

• StocksAbroad.com - Resources for Investing in Asia and Latin America Stocks

Commodities

• Daily Closing Report

• Financial Times: Commodities

• CNNfn News: Commodities

• Yahoo Full Coverage: Oil and Gas

• OPEC

• Financial Times: Currency & Money

• The XE.com Universal Currency Converter ®, the world's most popular currency tool. You can perform interactive foreign exchange rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.

• The Political Economy of Emerging Markets: Actors, Institutions and Crisis in Latin America

• Turmoil in Latin America and the Caribbean: Volatility, Spillovers, and Contagion

• After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America

• The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development

• The Politics of Freeing Markets in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and Mexico

• Modern Political Economy and Latin America: Theory and Policy

• Case Studies in Latin American Political Economy

• Latin America : Economy and Society since 1930

• Labor Markets in Latin America: Combining Social Protection With Market Flexibility

• Social Protection for Equity and Growth

• Latin America's Economy: Diversity, Trends, and Conflicts

• Crisis and Reform in Latin America: From Despair to Hope

• The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America