The recent climate of economic uncertainty has sparked market volatility – creating opportunities for investors to benefit from macro strategies. As a result, many are increasingly turning to alternative data sources to get a timely gauge of market outcomes. In this report, we summarise the recent trends across macro datasets and the alternative sources that can help track the global economy.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 has led to growing investor interest in alternative datasets that can track the banking sector. In this report, we highlight some of the publicly available sources as well datasets tracking deposits, loans and interest rates that can help gauge a bank’s health.

With more than 2,000 full Scout reports and 5,000 additional datasets on the Neudata platform, it’s not easy keeping track of which datasets are trending and why. In this report, we highlight transactional, web and app tracking, automotive and location datasets that gained clients and triallists in 1Q23.

After a lull during the pandemic, shareholder activism rebounded in 2022. This trend could accelerate in 2023, given the SEC’s new Universal Proxy Card rules and the uncertain economic outlook. In this report, we strip shareholder activity back to its basic components and assess its use cases – in particular, the impacts on financial performance. We also summarise where to find alternative data for shareholder activism and engagement.

Demographic shifts and pandemic-influenced lifestyle changes have given rise to new patterns of solo consumption, connection and companionship. Dubbed the loneliness economy, this growing sector of society is creating opportunities for many brands and companies. In this report, we highlight datasets that can help detect and analyse trends among East Asia’s growing number of singletons.