The Signal: China’s economy, reopened
Welcome to The Signal, we explore China’s regional economic performance, changes in import-export volume and airline industry recovery as the Lunar New Year holiday gets underway.
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10 data products that might not survive 2023
The alternative data landscape remains perilous for many. With unexpected legal hurdles, lack of investment client traction and questionable business strategies, not all data providers can stay the course. In this report, we highlight 10 data offerings that we think will struggle to make it to the end of the year. -
Current state of web-scraping: emerging trends
In 2022, despite legal challenges and technological roadblocks, web-scrapers continued to flourish. In this report, we look closer at the current commercial landscape of web-scraping, technological trends and related compliance considerations. -
Revisiting Japan location data: commercial and industrial sites
Quantitative clients have been turning away from using footfall data to gauge Japanese discretionary consumption as Covid’s impact wanes. The focus on Japanese location data use is now leaning towards fundamental strategies. In this report, we highlight datasets that can shed light on Japan’s commercial, leisure and hospitality facilities and industrial activity. -
Q1 renewal support
Renewal and onboarding season continues into Q1, so we’ve decided to publish a sequel to select renewal materials... -
Gauging volatility through alternative data
The turbulence that 2022 cast upon global markets re-ignited volatility trading strategies. While many considered deploying alternative data to support their use cases, a best practice guide was difficult to find. Touching upon academic findings and industry standards, this report generates ideas and suggests alternative data solutions for distinct volatility trading use cases. -
Can central bank sentiment predict changes in yields?
The current economic climate has put a spotlight on central banks around the world. Monetary policy, however, is only directly observable in official meetings and statements. Aggregating central bank sentiment through the lens of news media may capture hidden information that has ramifications for financial markets. In this literature review, we summarise a study that employs textual analysis of central bank tones in the media to examine its impact on future changes in yields. -
Current state of web-scraping: legal developments
In 2022, the outcomes of several high-profile legal battles involving website operators and web-scrapers set differing precedents on either side of the Atlantic. In this report, we look closer at some of the cases and what they mean for the legality of web-scraping. -
2022 headlines from an alternative data perspective
2022 was another turbulent 12 months with wars, laws and economic woes dominating the news. In this report, we look at how alternative data could be used to monitor the impact of these events – and how some events impacted the alternative data landscape. -
Neudata Intelligence 2022: A year in review
From trends in transaction data to tracking the labour market, we recap the 10 most-read Intelligence reports of 2021. We also hear directly from Neudata's analysts to understand why these 10 were the breakout reports amongst our clients.