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Central Bank Policy Rate (GBP)

Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/gbp/policy_rate

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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Data Source

Primary Source

BOE

Official Series ID

IUMABEDR

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Daily

Unit of Measure

Percent

JSON Response Structure

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

{
    "currency": "GBP",
    "indicator": "policy_rate",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD and paid access. USD endpoints are available free without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve the Central Bank Policy Rate data for GBP starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/policy_rate?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY