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Datastream Overview

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What is Datastream?

Identify trends, generate and test hypotheses, and develop viewpoints and research. Loaded with 70 years of information, Datastream is the world’s most comprehensive financial time series database. The foundations for building your own macroeconomic analysis, creating market scenarios, and testing investment strategies should be deep and rock-solid. Welcome to Datastream, our historical financial database with over 35 million individual instruments or indicators across all major asset classes, including 8.5 million active economic indicators. It features 70 years of data, across 175 countries – the information and tools you need to interpret market trends, economic cycles, and the impact of world events. Unique content includes I/B/E/S Estimates aggregates, Worldscope Fundamentals Point in Time data, and Reuters Polls. Data spans bond indices, bonds, commodities, convertibles, credit default swaps, derivatives, economics, energy, equities, equity indices, ESG, estimates, exchange rates, fixed income, funds, fundamentals, interest rates, and investment trusts. Datastream can be accessed as a data feed, via an API, or integrated into Eikon, with a Microsoft Office add-in for dynamic updates. APIs for Matlab and Eviews are also available for back-testing.

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A powerful financial time series database that allows you to identify and examine trends, generate and test ideas and develop view points on the market.
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. With a rich history dating back to 1698, LSEG operates a broad range of international equity, bond, and derivatives markets, including the London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, and MillenniumIT. LSEG is also a pivotal player in financial data and analytics, notably through its acquisition of Refinitiv, enhancing its offerings in data, research, and tools essential for global financial markets.LSEG's services support financial market participants in trading, risk management, investment strategies, and compliance, providing a crucial backbone of transparency and efficiency. The organization's commitment to innovation is reflected in its ongoing development of technology solutions that improve market access and the integrity of global markets.

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Datastream Demo - Easily compare economies in your research
Standardized versions of 51 key indicators across 130 countries. Originally published by national sources, data is adjusted to equivalent statistical form and released on the day of the relevant event. (Image illustrates Datastream in Eikon.)
Datastream Demo - Update your reports rapidly and accurately
Create and refresh charts in PowerPoint presentations, Excel, and Word documents with one click.
Datastream Demo - Create insightful charts
Create sophisticated charts to better present your insights using charting features such as correlation, slicing, recession bands, interactive annotations, and more.
Datastream Demo - Develop macroeconomic insights and accurate forecasting
Articulate what market events mean for your forecasts or investment strategy. Enhance your reports with pre-built charts from leading economists with insights into countries, regions, and trends.
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Outbound Sales Specialist
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Confidence about my financial prospects"
What do you like best about Datastream?

I am particularly impressed with Datastream as it offers detailed information about listed companies around the world. Access to historical and real time data of equities, indices and options enables me to gauge trends, analyse patterns and make respective investment decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

This is especially true for older versions of Excel in which formatting may at times get messed up when the data is copied across. In particular, it would be good to improve the situation with the export, if it can be done to be even more smooth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services
IL
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Perfect tool for eyeing the market"
What do you like best about Datastream?

Datastream's real value lies in its historical data on companies and their activities which helps me pull out trends and analyze prospects. The notifications/alert feature is great for up-to-date(ish) monitoring of key targets/prospects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

Sometimes this data is slightly delayed compared to other, similar tools. Somewhat high learning curve as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Management Consulting
UM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerfull database for commodities, financial and economic data"
What do you like best about Datastream?

The most helpful in Database is historical data for all data : you can have data for 20-30 years back and more, very useful, and also daily or monthly data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

the use of Datastream can be complex as we need to use codes for data, but we always can contact a customer service for any help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Most comprehensive database on the streetcar"
What do you like best about Datastream?

I can access data series across macro fixed income and equity. Company level financial data is also accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

Sometime causes issues with file saving when using an older version of Microsoft excel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
IF
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent product for historical data"
What do you like best about Datastream?

Contains historical pricing data of about 175 countries which traders can use for investing purposes.

It also has economics data and all the available market instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

Nothing to dislike about the product Datastream Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
CB
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Accurate"
What do you like best about Datastream?

Gives most uptodate info about quotes. Gives flexibility to explore relationships and trends. It helps in developing view points on the market. Great source for trading ideas too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

There are no dislikes so far on this longest serving DataStream. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Use it for Risk Review and Analysis ...it works okay"
What do you like best about Datastream?

I get periodic updates on the areas of my interest and the system allows me to filter for research reports etc . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

I am not an ardent user of the application so I haven't had any bad experience with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Market risk manager "
What do you like best about Datastream?

We downloaded date from Reuters every day and the data source is very trustful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Datastream?

The user interface is old not very good looking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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