Accounting & Finance: Additional Resources

Retrieve versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history. Test economic forecasting models and analyze the decisions made by policymakers with the same data that they used.

The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) provides easy access to the nation’s economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System—through digitization of documents related to the U.S. financial system.

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) has more than 149,000 economic time series from 49 sources, compiled by the Federal Reserve. Collected from a variety of government departments, these time series cover banking, business, financial, employment and population data.

Map economic data housed in FRED's at a state, county, and metropolitan statistical area level.

Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' website for free access to articles, reports, reviews, and newsletters on economic and business related issues.

This organization, established by Congress in 1946, is charged with studying all aspects of the economy and recommending policies to the U.S. president. Ideal for following and understanding current economic policy, the site contains relevant economic documents, reports and indicators.

This website provides access to financial and economic information for IMF’s 185 member countries.

A site that provides links to publicly-accessible databases for all 50 states and the District of Columbia

This Wall Street Journal site focuses on recent transaction activity and performance of leading financial markets & national exchanges from around the world.

Provides "online business news for the tax and accounting community", including news, features, editorials and web-relates resources and services.

The Codification is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). Contact jmegahan@fontbonne.edu for login information. Include your course number and instructor's name in the email.

Research Papers on Economics from 81 countries.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor, economics, and statistics.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

From the St. Louis Federal Reserve; updated monthly.

A streamlined and user-friendly layout for Missouri census data products and applications.

This is the authoritative summary of statistics on the social, political, & economic organization of the United States. Data is provided by the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, & numerous other federal & private organizations.

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