FXMacroData author profile
Robert Tidball
Founder of FXMacroData, quant developer, and former data platform lead at Macquarie Bank. Robert builds macroeconomic data infrastructure for FX traders, quant researchers, developers, and AI agents working with official release data.
Work focus
Macroeconomic data products for FX workflows
Robert founded FXMacroData to make central-bank and statistical release data easier to use in systematic FX research, dashboards, notebooks, and agent workflows. The product focuses on point-in-time macro history, release calendars, forecast context, and developer-ready API access.
FX macro data
Release calendars
Point-in-time history
Python APIs
AI data workflows
Recent writing
Articles by Robert Tidball
News - 2026-09-18
GBP/USD falls to 1.3376; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Sep 18
Dollar strength was broad; cross-asset confirmation is still pending. Watch rate spreads and positioning for follow-through.
News - 2026-09-17
USD Rate Decision rises to 4.00%; GBP/USD trades near 1.3456 — FX Market Recap, Sep 17
FX breadth pointed to broad USD strength, with cross-asset confirmation still required. Relative rates and positioning are the next confirmation tests.
News - 2026-09-16
USD/CAD trades near 1.3920; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Sep 16
Dollar strength was broad. Cross-asset confirmation is still pending. Rate spreads and positioning decide the follow-through.
News - 2026-09-15
EUR/USD falls to 1.1551; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Sep 15
Dollar strength was broad, and cross-asset confirmation is still pending. Confirmation now rests on rate spreads and positioning.
News - 2026-09-14
EUR/USD trades near 1.1592; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Sep 14
Yen strength was broad; cross-asset confirmation is still pending. Watch rate spreads and positioning for follow-through.
News - 2026-09-13
EUR/JPY falls to 178.57; rate spreads set the tone — FX Market Recap, Sep 13
Yen strength was broad, but the platinum rise left the cross-asset read unconfirmed. Rate spreads and positioning are the next tests.
News - 2026-09-12
USD CPI holds at 3.40%; EUR/JPY falls to 178.57 — FX Market Recap, Sep 12
FX breadth pointed to broad USD strength. Rising platinum left the cross-asset tape mixed. Relative rates and positioning are the next check.
News - 2026-09-11
EUR Rate Decision rises to 2.25%; USD/JPY rises to 154.16 — FX Market Recap, Sep 11
FX breadth was mixed rather than one-way, with rising platinum leaving the cross-asset tape mixed. Follow-through depends on relative rates and positioning.