Considered by many to be a land of political and economic extremes, Latin America has long been one of the world’s most challenging regions in which to do business. In this report, we discuss a) five key drivers of the Latin American economy – both on a macro and stock-specific level, and b) relevant alternative datasets, local and foreign, for investors with Latin American market exposure.

As we officially head into the second month of living in a global pandemic, the key question on most investors’ minds remains the same today as it was back in March: which companies will remain resilient during this time of adversity, and which companies will crumble under the pressure? In this report, we discuss a variety of datasets that we believe help indicate corporate health and, in turn, financial distress.

From panic buying to bankruptcies, the COVID-19 pandemic has had massive implications for retailers. In this Intelligence report, we analyse the trends affecting the retail industry and highlight pandemic-specific alternative data sources that can help gauge the financial performance of retail stocks.For non-clients. Try to include the words ‘alternative data’ to help with search rankings.

As the coronavirus pandemic hits the auto industry hard, investors need to find ways to weather the storm. In this Intelligence report, we explore different types of alternative datasets that can help investors evaluate auto companies and OEMs. We will discuss a variety of datasets, ranging from clickstream datasets that can gauge consumer demand, to crowdsourced and economic datasets that can shed light on auto production, inventory, and sales.

As healthcare systems around the world are inundated and drug companies race to find a cure, we struggle to think of a time when healthcare stocks have been in the spotlight as much as they are today. In this report, we discuss 11 ways that investors can use alternative data to (a) broadly monitor the state of the healthcare sector, and (b) identify the companies that matter in the fight against COVID-19.

In Part II, we continue our assessment the alternative datasets that can enhance nowcasting models. In this report, we focus on the datasets that track business activity, consumer spending, oil prices, inflation and central bank sentiment.

The outbreak of coronavirus was a massive shock to an already fragile global economy – causing many markets to slip into recession earlier last month. Much about COVID-19 remains uncertain, however, alternative data can offer investors and policymakers greater clarity on its most damaging impacts. We outline the datasets that offer timely signals of the most affected areas of the global macroeconomy.

How much does alternative data cost? The million dollar question. We leverage our unique position in the industry and proprietary data on pricing to shed some light on how much datasets really cost as well as some past and expected future trends in pricing.

From layoffs to discussions of bailouts, it has been a turbulent few weeks for the global hospitality industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Intelligence report, we provide a deep dive into the various alternative datasets that can be used by investors to monitor the state of the industry, specifically the lodging, cruise, and restaurant sectors.

To aid our clients in navigating the unprecedented situation that the global economy now faces, we have collated a list of 80 free alternative data sources, over 90% of which are updated at weekly-or-higher frequencies. Highlights include human temperature mapping from smart thermometers, country-level internet pressure tracking, and global foot traffic data sourced from 128 countries.