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Risk Free Rate (NZD)

Overnight lending rate between banks.

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/nzd/risk_free_rate
Or view detailed, interactive documentation: Open Swagger Docs

Data Source

Primary Source

RBNZ

Official Series ID

hb2-daily-close.xlsx (90 day)

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. 

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

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's 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 Risk Free Rate data for NZD starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/nzd/risk_free_rate?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY