How to Embed a Live Macro Widget on Your Trading Blog

Readers of a trading blog want current data, not screenshots that age the day you publish. This guide shows how to embed live FX macro chart widgets, such as carry, yield differentials, and inflation comparisons, in a blog post on any common platform. By the end you will have at least one live chart in a post, know how to change the pair and chart type, and know how to size it and add more charts without touching a backend.

Updated October 2026: the loader snippet is the recommended embed, with the direct chart URL as the fallback for platforms that do not run scripts. Platform steps now link to a dedicated install guide for each platform.

Prerequisites

• A blog or website you can edit. Platforms with an HTML or code block, such as WordPress, Ghost, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Blogger, or a hand-coded site, can run the loader snippet on plans that allow custom code. Platforms that accept only a link or an iframe can use the direct chart URL.
• The ability to insert HTML or an embed. This is usually called an "HTML block", "Custom HTML", "Code", or "Embed" block. You do not need server access.
• No account or API key. The embedded chart is free on public pages as long as its attribution link stays visible.

1. Choose
Pair and chart type

2. Copy
Loader snippet

3. Paste
HTML or code block

4. Size
Height attribute

5. Publish
Chart updates itself

Step 1: Choose Your Chart and Currency Pair

Open the FXMacroData widgets page to browse the embeddable charts. Nine chart types are available, covering the macro signals FX traders track most closely:

• Carry Trade: the interest rate return from holding the higher-yielding currency
• 10Y Yield Differential: the spread between 10-year government bond yields for the pair
• Yield Curve (10s–2s): the steepness or inversion of each currency's yield curve
• Base Yield Curve Shape: the yield curve snapshot for the base currency
• Quote Yield Curve Shape: the yield curve snapshot for the quote currency
• Inflation Comparison: headline inflation side by side for both currencies
• Inflation Differential: the gap in inflation rates between the two economies
• Unemployment Rate: labour market comparison, a key input to rate decisions
• Trade Balance: trade flow data, often a slow-moving driver of structural FX trends

Pick the pair your article covers. For many trading blogs the Carry Trade or 10Y Yield Differential chart for EUR/USD is a sensible starting point. If your post argues a specific thesis, choose the chart that shows it most directly.

Step 2: Copy the Loader Snippet

Click Copy code on the widget card. The snippet looks like this:

<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="carryChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>
<script async src="https://fxmacrodata.com/static/js/fxmacrodata-widget.js"></script>

That is the complete embed. The div marks where the chart goes and holds its options. The script loads the chart into it, grows the frame to fit the chart, and adds one descriptive attribution link beneath it, for example "EUR/USD carry trade data by FXMacroData". There is no API key in the snippet and nothing else to install.

Step 3: Know the Direct URL Fallback

Some platforms do not run scripts and accept only a link or an iframe. For those, every chart also has a direct address with a predictable pattern:

https://fxmacrodata.com/dashboard/embed/{PAIR}/{CHART_ID}

{PAIR} is the currency pair in BASE_QUOTE format, such as EUR_USD, GBP_USD, or USD_JPY. {CHART_ID} is one of the nine chart identifiers below. The same two values go in data-fxmd-pair and data-fxmd-chart in the loader snippet, so once you know the pattern you can change pair or chart without returning to the widgets page.

For example, the direct address of the inflation differential chart for GBP/USD is:

https://fxmacrodata.com/dashboard/embed/GBP_USD/inflationDiffChart

In direct URL mode the chart carries its FXMacroData attribution inside the frame.

Step 4: Paste Into Your Blog Platform

The principle is the same everywhere: find the block that accepts raw HTML and paste the loader snippet. Where a platform accepts only a URL, paste the direct chart address from Step 3. Each platform below has a dedicated install guide with current menu names; the full list is on the install guides page.

WordPress

In the block editor, click +, search for Custom HTML, and paste the loader snippet into the block. In the classic editor, switch from the Visual tab to the Text tab and paste the snippet where the chart should appear. The editor may show a placeholder; the live chart renders for visitors.

Wix

In the Wix Editor, click Add Elements (+), then Embed Code, then Embed HTML. Click Enter Code, keep the Code option, paste the snippet, and click Apply. In Wix Studio the path is Add Elements, Embed & Social, Embed Code, Embed HTML.

Wix shows pasted HTML inside its own frame and does not resize it automatically, so drag the element to at least the chart height plus about 40px to keep the attribution link visible, set the size again in the mobile editor, and click Publish. If you prefer a URL, choose Embed a Site and paste the direct chart address. The Wix walkthrough covers sizing in detail.

Ghost, Squarespace, and Webflow

Each has a block for raw HTML: the HTML card in Ghost, the Code block in Squarespace, and the Embed element in Webflow. Add the block where the chart should appear, paste the loader snippet, and save. These blocks are available on plans that allow custom code.

Notion

Notion does not run scripts, so use the direct URL. Type /embed, then paste the chart address:

https://fxmacrodata.com/dashboard/embed/AUD_USD/carryChart

Static HTML or a custom site

Paste the snippet into your HTML at the point in the article where the chart belongs. The surrounding text is yours; the chart sits between your paragraphs.

<article>
  <h2>EUR/USD carry: where the spread stands</h2>
  <p>Your introduction to the rate differential goes here.</p>

  <div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="carryChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>

  <p>Your reading of the chart and what would change your view goes here.</p>
</article>

<script async src="https://fxmacrodata.com/static/js/fxmacrodata-widget.js"></script>

For deploys, security headers, and single-page apps, see the Netlify and static site guide.

Step 5: Set Height and Width

With the loader snippet you control size through attributes on the div, not on an iframe tag. Set the height with data-fxmd-height, in pixels. The width is always 100% of the container the div sits in, which keeps the chart responsive on phones. To stop a chart stretching across a very wide column, cap it with data-fxmd-max-width.

• 400: compact; suits a narrow column or a chart between short paragraphs
• 500: standard; suits most article layouts
• 600: generous; suits a chart that is the centrepiece of a section

<!-- Compact chart in a narrow column -->
<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="USD_JPY" data-fxmd-chart="carryChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>

<!-- Feature chart, capped at 900px wide -->
<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="inflationChart" data-fxmd-height="600" data-fxmd-max-width="900"></div>

<script async src="https://fxmacrodata.com/static/js/fxmacrodata-widget.js"></script>

To change how wide a chart is, change the width of the column or container around it rather than the snippet.

Step 6: Embed Multiple Charts in One Article

An article can contain as many charts as the analysis needs. Add one div per chart and keep a single script tag: one script tag per page is enough for any number of widgets.

<h3>Rate differential</h3>
<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="carryChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>

<h3>10-year yield differential</h3>
<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="yieldDiffChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>

<h3>Inflation regimes</h3>
<div data-fxmd-widget data-fxmd-pair="EUR_USD" data-fxmd-chart="inflationChart" data-fxmd-height="400"></div>

<script async src="https://fxmacrodata.com/static/js/fxmacrodata-widget.js"></script>

One exception: platforms that put each code block in its own frame, such as Wix, need the complete snippet, including the script tag, in each block.

Step 7: Keep the Attribution Link

The loader adds one attribution link under each chart. Keeping that link visible is the condition for free use on public pages, so do not hide it with CSS or clip it with a fixed-height container. It also gives readers a route to the full dashboard, where they can switch pairs and explore each indicator's history.

Calendar and Other Widgets

Charts are one family of FXMacroData widgets. The same loader also renders typed widgets that are not tied to a single pair: an economic calendar, release countdown, latest releases, central bank watch, policy rates, inflation heatmap, release ticker, and macro scorecard. They use a data-fxmd-widget-type attribute and share the script tag with any charts on the page:

<div data-fxmd-widget-type="economic-calendar" data-fxmd-currencies="USD,EUR,GBP" data-fxmd-theme="light" data-fxmd-limit="6" data-fxmd-height="560"></div>
<script async src="https://fxmacrodata.com/static/js/fxmacrodata-widget.js"></script>

A calendar beside a chart works well in a weekly outlook post: the chart carries the thesis and the calendar shows which events on the release calendar could test it. Each widget has a configurator in the widget gallery, starting with the economic calendar.

What Happens When New Data Is Released

Each embedded chart reads from FXMacroData's official-source data. When a major release prints, such as an inflation report, a central bank rate decision, or a Non-Farm Payrolls report, the chart picks up the new value, and any visitor loading the page sees it.

You do not need to republish the post, clear a cache, or change the embed code. A post you write today about the EUR/USD carry trade will still show current data to a reader who finds it through search months from now.

Troubleshooting

Related Guides

• How to add a live economic calendar to a Wix site
• How to add a live economic calendar to a Netlify or static HTML site
• Install guides for every platform, including Shopify and AI site builders

Wrapping Up

You now have everything needed to embed live macro charts in a blog post:

1. Choose a chart and pair on the widgets page or from the Embed button in the dashboard
2. Copy the loader snippet, or the direct chart URL where scripts are not allowed
3. Paste it into your platform's HTML, code, or embed block
4. Set data-fxmd-height, and data-fxmd-max-width if needed
5. Publish, keeping the attribution link visible

A natural next step is to add a calendar or countdown widget beside your charts. If you want to go beyond embedding and build custom charts from raw indicator data, the FXMacroData API documentation covers the endpoints for policy rates, inflation, and government bond yields that power these widgets.