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COT Reports Explained: What They Are and Why FX Traders Watch Them
The CFTC Commitments of Traders report gives FX traders a weekly read on how the world’s largest speculative accounts are positioned in currency futures. This guide covers how the report works, how to identify crowded trades and positioning extremes, and how to access the underlying data via the FXMacroData API.
From CPI to PCE: The Inflation Indicators FX Traders Track and Why They Matter
A comprehensive guide to the seven families of inflation indicators covered by the FXMacroData API — headline CPI, core CPI, trimmed mean, PCE, PPI, breakeven rates, and inflation-linked bond yields — and how each moves FX markets.
The JPY Carry Trade: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters for FX Traders
The Japanese yen has been the world's preferred carry trade funding currency for three decades. This guide explains the mechanics of the JPY carry trade, the rate differentials that drive it, the August 2024 unwind, and the signals every FX trader should monitor as the Bank of Japan slowly normalises.
USD Press Release Brief: Federal Reserve - Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026
Federal Reserve published Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026 for USD. FXMacroData tracks the policy signal...
The HKMA and the HKD Peg: Inside Hong Kong's Currency Board
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority does not set interest rates — it defends a peg. This deep-dive covers the Linked Exchange Rate System's 7.75–7.85 convertibility band, the automatic HKMA base rate formula that mirrors the Fed, the aggregate balance and HIBOR dynamics, and what the China factor means for USD/HKD traders.
FXMacroData vs. Refinitiv Eikon: FX Macro API vs. Enterprise Terminal
A fair, side-by-side look at FXMacroData and Refinitiv Eikon (LSEG Workspace) across pricing, API access model, FX macro indicator depth, announcement precision, rate limits, and developer experience — to help FX traders and quant developers choose the right data platform.
Brazil's Central Bank and the SELIC Cycle: What BRL Traders Need to Know
A deep-dive into the Banco Central do Brasil's SELIC rate cycle, IPCA inflation dynamics, real interest rates, and the commodity linkage that makes BRL one of the most complex — and rewarding — carry trades in emerging markets.
The Riksbank Decoded: How Sweden’s Central Bank Shapes the Krona
Sweden’s Riksbank completed a full rate cycle — from zero to 4% and back to 1.75% — in under three years, making the krona the best-performing G10 currency of 2025. This analysis traces the full policy path, maps KPIF inflation against the 2% target, and shows how EUR/SEK and USD/SEK respond to the Riksbank–ECB rate differential.
The People's Bank of China: Easing Into the Storm
The PBoC is executing its most aggressive easing cycle since 2008 — yet the yuan is strengthening and gold reserves are at record highs. A data-driven breakdown of deflation risk, LPR cuts, USD/CNY dynamics, and what it means for FX traders.
Algo-Trading on Kraken with FXMacroData EUR/USD Macro Signals
Build a macro-driven crypto trading bot for Kraken in Python: pull EUR and USD policy rate, inflation, and forex divergence data from FXMacroData, combine them into a regime score, schedule execution around ECB and Fed releases, and submit BTC/USD orders on Kraken automatically.
FXMacroData vs. FinanceFlow API: FX Macro Depth vs. Equity Breadth
FinanceFlow API offers 511,000+ stock tickers plus macro and bond data for general-purpose financial apps. FXMacroData is purpose-built for FX macro — with central bank policy rates, second-level announcement timestamps, unlimited API calls, and an MCP server for AI agents. This comparison maps out where each product wins.
FXMacroData vs Finnhub: FX Macro Depth vs. Real-Time Stock Data
A fair, side-by-side look at FXMacroData and Finnhub across pricing, data scope, FX macro depth, central bank coverage, alternative data, announcement timing precision, and API design — to help FX traders and developers choose the right data platform.
