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foreign_reserves
Available
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Available
inflation_mom
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About Gold Reserves (USD)
United States's gold reserves are the quantity of gold held by the Federal Reserve as part of its total foreign reserves. Gold is the traditional 'reserve of last resort' and its level signals the Federal Reserve's diversification strategy.
Why FX traders watch it
Central bank gold purchases have become a significant market driver for gold prices. Rising gold reserves indicate the Federal Reserve is diversifying away from traditional reserve currencies—a trend that can provide support during dollar weakness.
How to interpret the data
Rising gold reserves may reflect a sovereign diversification strategy or hedging against reserve currency risk. For gold markets, large central bank purchases are a demand signal that supports gold prices.
Historical Gold Reserves (USD)
Source: US Treasury FiscalData
· Monthly
· USD bn
· History starts 2012-01-31
This page documents the exact request inputs, response fields, access model, and currently published history window for
/api/v1/announcements/usd/gold_reserves.
Coverage window
Currently documented history runs from 2012-01-31 to 2016-07-29 for this endpoint.
USD is free without a key. All other currencies require a Professional API key.
Public USD endpoint — anonymous callers receive the most recent 365 days. Add `?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY` to extend the window for USD or to access any other currency. Date filters are applied before pagination. The default page size is 20 rows and the maximum is 100. Forecasts are served separately by /v1/predictions/usd; join via `announcement_id`.
Path parameters
Parameter
Required
Type
Description
currency
YES
string
3-letter currency code.
indicator
YES
string
Indicator slug. Use /v1/data_catalogue/{currency} to list available slugs per currency.
Query parameters
Parameter
Required
Format
Description
start_date
NO
string (YYYY-MM-DD)
Earliest observation date to include. Date filters are applied before pagination. Defaults to 365 days ago.
end_date
NO
string (YYYY-MM-DD)
Latest observation date to include. Defaults to today.
limit
NO
integer
Maximum number of rows to return per page. Defaults to 20; maximum 100.
offset
NO
integer
Zero-based row offset after date filtering. Use with pagination.next_offset to request the next page.
api_key
Pro (USD: free for last 365 days)
string
Professional API key. Required for non-USD currencies and for USD requests that need history older than 365 days.
Pagination behavior
Use start_date and end_date to narrow the series first, then page through the filtered result with limit and offset.
The response includes earliest_available_date and latest_available_date for the full series coverage, plus a pagination object with
returned_count, total_count, has_more, and next_offset.
Response fields
Field
Type
Description
currency
string
3-letter currency code.
indicator
string
Indicator slug as requested.
has_official_forecast
boolean
True if the central bank publishes an official forecast for this indicator.
start_date
string
Earliest date in the filtered result set (YYYY-MM-DD).
end_date
string
Latest date in the filtered result set (YYYY-MM-DD).
earliest_available_date
string | null
Earliest date available for this series before any date filter or pagination is applied.
latest_available_date
string | null
Latest date available for this series before pagination is applied.
pagination.limit
integer
Page size used for this response.
pagination.offset
integer
Zero-based offset used for this response.
pagination.returned_count
integer
Number of rows included in data[].
pagination.total_count
integer
Total number of rows matching the path and date filters before pagination.
pagination.has_more
boolean
True when another page is available.
pagination.next_offset
integer | null
Offset to use for the next page, or null when there are no more rows.
cb_target
object | null
Central bank target metadata (e.g. inflation target range), if applicable.
data[].date
string
Observation date (YYYY-MM-DD).
data[].announcement_id
string
Stable announcement identifier in the form `{currency}_{indicator}_{date}` — use it to join predictions from /v1/predictions/{currency} and revision history.
data[].val
number | null
Observed value in the indicator's native unit.
data[].announcement_datetime
integer | null
Unix timestamp (UTC) of the official data release.
data[].pct_change
number | null
Period-over-period percentage change.
data[].pct_change_12m
number | null
12-month rolling percentage change.
Example Usage
To retrieve the first page of Gold Reserves data for USD from 2023:
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/gold_reserves?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&limit=20&offset=0
Frequently Asked Questions
How often is United States Gold Reserves updated?
Gold Reserves for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?
The series is published in USD bn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Gold Reserves data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Gold Reserves for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.