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Bank of Canada Rate Decision April 2026: 2.25% vs Prior 2.25%
Bank of Canada Rate Decision for April 2026 printed at 2.25% versus 2.25% prior. Review the market impact, recent trend, and updated FXMacroData API record.
Bank of Japan Rate Decision April 2026: 0.75% vs Prior 0.75%
Bank of Japan Rate Decision for April 2026 printed at 0.75% versus 0.75% prior. Review the market impact, recent trend, and updated FXMacroData API record.
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.
How to Connect FXMacroData to Claude / Claude Desktop (MCP)
Step-by-step guide to connecting FXMacroData to Claude Desktop via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Ask live macro questions — policy rates, CPI, COT positioning, FX spot rates — directly inside Claude conversations.
AUD and CAD as Commodity Proxies: Reading the Cycle
AUD and CAD move with commodity prices more than almost any other G10 pair. This article maps the terms-of-trade mechanism behind both currencies, contrasts the commodity baskets that drive each — iron ore and coal for AUD, crude oil and natural gas for CAD — and shows how to read the commodity cycle to anticipate FX direction before the central banks move.
BRL Volatility: Fiscal Risk, Carry, and Political Premium
Brazil's real sits at the intersection of three overlapping risk layers: a structural fiscal deficit that never fully closes, one of the highest real carry yields in the world, and a political cycle that reprices both. This analysis breaks down each layer and shows how they interact to create BRL's unique volatility profile.
Expanded Currency Coverage: NOK, SEK, PLN, DKK, KRW, BRL, and More
FXMacroData has expanded from 8 to 18 currencies, adding NOK, SEK, PLN, DKK, KRW, BRL, and more. Each new currency brings a deep indicator set — policy rates, inflation, trade data, bond yields, and labour market series — accessible through the same clean REST endpoint your pipeline already uses.
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.
CNY Managed Float and Emerging Market Contagion
The PBOC's managed float is more than an exchange-rate tool — it is a macro contagion lever. When Beijing adjusts the CNY fixing, the shockwave travels through AUD, BRL, KRW, and the broader EM FX complex within hours. This article maps the transmission channels, the historical devaluation episodes, and the data signals that give traders early warning.
Daily FX Market Overview – Friday, April 17, 2026
Daily FX market overview for April 17, 2026. covering 19 currency pairs — biggest movers: USD/CAD (-0.41%), USD/PLN (-0.35%), USD/BRL (-0.24%). 5 economic releases across SEK, USD. commodity check on Gold, Silver, Platinum.
Forex News Today - April 19, 2026: Japan CPI prints at 2.60%, EUR/JPY trades near 187.72; Silver surges 6.72%
Daily forex market recap for April 19, 2026: Japan CPI prints at 2.60%. Cross-market policy and inflation context from USD, EUR, GBP shaped the read-through for major pairs and the next central-bank repricing.
Quick Start: Connect to FXMacroData with Node.js
Get up and running with FXMacroData in Node.js in minutes. Covers the built-in fetch API, async/await patterns, multi-indicator requests, and a ready-to-run script for pulling central bank data.
