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Research 2026-05-21 10:00 UTC

How to Build an FX Trading Agent with NVIDIA NemoClaw and FXMacroData

Run an always-on, sandboxed FX trading agent using NVIDIA NemoClaw and OpenClaw. Connect FXMacroData's macro API to a secure Nemotron-backed agent that monitors inflation prints, policy decisions, and release calendars — and alerts you on Telegram when macro surprises hit your thresholds.

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Research 2026-05-05 14:30 UTC

Using FXMacroData with Prediction Markets: Kalshi and Polymarket

Step-by-step Python guide to lining up FXMacroData release calendars, announcement rows, source-labelled forecasts, and COT positioning against Kalshi and Polymarket macro contracts.

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Research 2026-04-22 12:00 UTC

Breakeven Inflation Rate and Bond Markets: A Guide for FX and Rates Traders

Breakeven inflation rates — the spread between nominal Treasury yields and TIPS — are among the most powerful leading indicators available to FX and rates traders. This guide explains how they are constructed, what they signal, and how to integrate them into a live trading framework.

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Research 2026-04-22 10:00 UTC

What is NAIRU and How It Shapes Fed Policy

NAIRU — the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment — is the invisible anchor behind every Fed rate decision. This guide explains what NAIRU is, how the Fed uses it to balance its dual mandate, and why uncertainty about the equilibrium unemployment rate is one of the biggest drivers of USD volatility around payroll and inflation releases.

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Research 2026-04-21 10:00 UTC

Sight Deposits and CHF Intervention Signals

SNB sight deposits are the most transparent real-time proxy for CHF intervention available to FX markets. Each week the Swiss National Bank publishes the total held by domestic banks — a number that rises sharply when the SNB is buying foreign currency to weaken the franc and falls when it is selling. This guide explains how to read the series, what thresholds matter, and how CHF traders combine it with FX reserves, the balance sheet, and the policy rate to build a complete intervention risk framework.

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Research 2026-04-21 08:00 UTC

Gold vs. Real Yields: TIPS at a 2008 High and Gold Gives Ground (October 2026)

As of 6 October 2026 the US 10-year TIPS real yield is 2.95%, its highest close since 2008, with breakevens flat at 2.36%. Gold has fallen 5.1% since 10 September and given back most of its August rally, but still holds above $4,000. What the data shows and the levels that confirm or invalidate the inverse relationship.

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Research 2026-04-17 12:00 UTC

Best Macroeconomic Data APIs in 2026: 40 Providers Compared

Forty macro data APIs compared by price, asset class and use case. FXMacroData is 4x cheaper than Trading Economics and engineered for sub-second release delivery; FRED, Bloomberg and 36 more are priced and ranked. Prices checked October 2026.

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Research 2026-04-17 08:00 UTC

FXMacroData vs Quiver Quant: FX Macro Data vs Alternative Equity Data

A fair, side-by-side comparison of FXMacroData and Quiver Quant across pricing, data focus, currency and asset coverage, API design, and use-case fit — to help FX traders and quant developers choose the right data platform.

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Research 2026-04-17 06:00 UTC

Bank of Korea: Rate Cycle, Inflation Reset, and the USD/KRW Outlook

The Bank of Korea hiked to a 15-year high of 3.50% to tame post-pandemic inflation, then began cutting carefully as CPI converged back toward its 2% target. This analysis maps the full BOK rate cycle, unpacks Korea's sticky household-debt constraint, the semiconductor export recovery, and what to watch on USD/KRW heading into the second half of 2026.

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Research 2026-04-17 05:44 UTC

FXMacroData vs Tiingo: Which API Should FX Traders and Macro Developers Choose?

A fair, side-by-side look at FXMacroData and Tiingo across macro indicator depth, FX spot rates, pricing, release-calendar workflows, and developer experience — to help FX traders and quant developers choose the right platform for their strategy.

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Research 2026-04-15 12:45 UTC

FXMacroData vs FRED: Free Macro Library vs FX Release-Time API

A fair, side-by-side comparison of FXMacroData and FRED across pricing, coverage scope, API design, FX specialization, and second-level announcement timestamps for traders and macro developers.

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Research 2026-04-15 12:45 UTC

FXMacroData vs Massive (Polygon.io)

A fair comparison of FXMacroData and Massive (formerly Polygon.io) for quant developers: macro releases vs market data, API design, MCP access, release timing precision, and current public pricing.

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