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5-Year Government Bond Yield (EUR)

The yield on 5-year government bonds. This yield incorporates both short-term policy and early signs of structural growth trends. It is a key part of the yield curve, and its changes are used by traders to forecast potential shifts in economic fundamentals and policy paths, impacting Forex outlooks.

Category: Government Bond Yields

API Endpoint

/api/eur/gov_bond_5y
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Data Source

Primary Source

ECB

Official Series ID

FM.M.U2.EUR.4F.BB.U2_5Y.YLD

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Percent, Aggregate Area Yield (Monthly)

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

[
  {
    "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", 
    "val": 0.00
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-07-01", 
    "val": 4.2 
  },
  // ... history 
]

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's date.
key YES string Your unique API key for authentication.

Example Usage

To retrieve the 5-Year Government Bond Yield data for EUR starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/eur/gov_bond_5y?start=2023-01-01&key=YOUR_API_KEY