Expanded Currency Coverage: NOK, SEK, PLN, DKK, KRW, BRL, and More

FXMacroData has expanded its macroeconomic data coverage from eight core G8 currencies to 18 currencies, adding deep indicator sets for the Norwegian krone (NOK), Swedish krona (SEK), Polish złoty (PLN), Danish krone (DKK), South Korean won (KRW), and Brazilian real (BRL) — alongside previously released additions including Singapore dollar (SGD), Chinese yuan (CNY), Indian rupee (INR), and Hong Kong dollar (HKD). Every new currency is served through the same clean REST API, with indicator data available from the same /api/v1/announcements/{currency}/{indicator} endpoint family traders already use for G8 pairs.

What's New

Six currency blocks are now available at production depth, each with full time-series access back to the earliest available official source data:

The full 18-currency roster now covers: AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, INR, JPY, KRW, NOK, NZD, PLN, SEK, SGD, and USD. Every currency is served through the same endpoint structure — request any indicator with a single call and receive a consistently structured JSON response with date, val, and announcement_datetime fields.

Why It Matters for Traders

G8 macro data has long been the baseline for FX analysis, but a growing share of global FX turnover is driven by currencies outside the traditional eight. NOK and SEK are primary vehicles for European rate-differential trades; PLN and DKK reflect Eurozone peripheral and pegged-currency dynamics; KRW is a leading risk-appetite barometer for Asia-Pacific; and BRL is the most actively traded EM currency in the Americas. Without integrated data for these currencies, traders are forced to stitch together multiple data sources with inconsistent schemas, publication lags, and update cadences.

Practical Example: NOK Policy Rate and Norges Bank Timing

Imagine you are building a Scandinavian rate-differential model and need the complete Norges Bank policy rate history alongside upcoming announcement dates. A single call to the NOK announcements endpoint delivers both:

curl "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/nok/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Representative response:

{
  "currency": "nok",
  "indicator": "policy_rate",
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-27",
      "val": 4.25,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-03-27T09:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-19",
      "val": 4.25,
      "announcement_datetime": "2025-12-19T09:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-25",
      "val": 4.50,
      "announcement_datetime": "2025-09-25T09:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Each record carries the exact second-level announcement timestamp from Norges Bank. With Norges Bank holding at 4.25% after a 25 bp cut in Q3 2025, a trader building a EUR/NOK model can now overlay this series against ECB rate decisions — both available in the same API — to quantify the NOK-EUR rate differential precisely and track how each decision shifts the spread. Pair with Norwegian core inflation to assess whether the policy hold is sustainable or whether the next move is more likely to be a cut.

Practical Example: BRL Selic Rate and the Carry Trade Signal

Brazil's Selic rate is one of the highest real rates in the G20, making BRL a target for carry strategies when risk appetite is elevated. Pull the policy rate history and compare it against USD to size the carry differential:

# BRL Selic rate
curl "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/brl/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

# USD Fed Funds rate for comparison
curl "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Representative BRL response:

{
  "currency": "brl",
  "indicator": "policy_rate",
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-19",
      "val": 13.25,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-03-19T21:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-29",
      "val": 13.25,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-01-29T21:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-20",
      "val": 11.75,
      "announcement_datetime": "2025-11-20T21:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

With BRL Selic at 13.25% against USD Fed Funds in the 4.25–4.50% range, the nominal carry exceeds 8.75 percentage points — historically a large positive carry for USD/BRL shorts. Integrating this with Brazilian CPI data and US CPI from the same API lets you compute the real rate differential directly, distinguishing nominal carry from inflation-adjusted carry — the distinction that matters when inflation trajectories diverge between the two economies.

Practical Example: KRW Trade Balance as a Global Risk Indicator

South Korea's monthly trade balance is among the most closely-watched early-cycle indicators for Asia-Pacific risk sentiment. As one of the world's largest exporters of semiconductors, steel, and petrochemicals, Korea's trade surplus or deficit signals shifts in global industrial demand well before GDP releases confirm them. Pull the full history:

curl "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/krw/trade_balance?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Representative response:

{
  "currency": "krw",
  "indicator": "trade_balance",
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "val": 4.23,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-03-01T23:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "val": 2.85,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-02-01T23:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "val": -1.47,
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-01-01T23:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

A recovering trade surplus after a January deficit signals that Korean export demand — and by extension, global industrial orders — is picking up. For an AUD trader, this is a useful cross-check: Korea's chip and steel exports correlate with China's manufacturing activity, which in turn drives Australian commodity export demand. Combining KRW trade data with AUD trade balance and Chinese PMI gives a three-point Asia-Pacific demand chain in a single pipeline.

Release Calendar Coverage for New Currencies

All 18 currencies are now also included in the release calendar endpoint, which surfaces upcoming announcement dates with expected, prior, and revised values in one call. This means you can plan position sizing around NOK, SEK, PLN, DKK, KRW, and BRL event risk the same way you would for USD or EUR:

curl "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/calendar/nok?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Representative response:

{
  "currency": "nok",
  "events": [
    {
      "indicator": "policy_rate",
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-05-08T08:00:00Z",
      "expected": 4.00,
      "prior": 4.25,
      "revised": null,
      "actual": null
    },
    {
      "indicator": "inflation",
      "announcement_datetime": "2026-05-10T06:00:00Z",
      "expected": 2.5,
      "prior": 2.8,
      "revised": null,
      "actual": null
    }
  ]
}

With the full calendar available, a NOK position can be managed around both the Norges Bank decision and the CPI release in the same week — exactly the same workflow as managing a USD position through Fed week. No external scheduling tool required; the expected value, prior value, and exact UTC announcement time arrive in one call.

Get Started

All 18 currencies are live and available now with your existing API key and integration. Use the same endpoint pattern as every other FXMacroData series — only the currency code in the path changes. Explore the full indicator catalogue for each new currency in the API documentation hub: