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
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs CEIC Data: Global Macro Database vs FX Macro Workflow
A decision-grade comparison of CEIC Data and FXMacroData for teams choosing between a deep global macro database and a focused FX macro workflow layer with release timing, dashboards, APIs, and MCP-ready access.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs OANDA Exchange Rates API: FX Rates vs FX Macro Drivers
A buyer-guide comparison of OANDA Exchange Rates API and FXMacroData for teams deciding between exchange-rate feeds and the macro release context that explains currency moves.
How-To Guides - 2026-06-22
Using FXMacroData with OpenBB for FX Macro Research Workflows
A practical buyer-guide and integration playbook for using OpenBB as the research workspace while FXMacroData supplies source-labelled FX macro releases, calendars, dashboards, REST data, and MCP tools.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs. S&P Global Market Intelligence: Macro Data for FX Workflows
A buyer-guide comparison of S&P Global Market Intelligence Economic Analytics and FXMacroData for teams choosing between broad institutional economics coverage and self-serve FX macro data workflows.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs. FactSet: Enterprise Economics Feed vs. FX Macro API
A buyer-guide comparison of FactSet and FXMacroData for teams choosing between enterprise economics data breadth and focused, self-serve FX macro data for dashboards, APIs, alerts, and AI agents.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs. ECB Data Portal API: Euro-Area Official Data vs. Multi-Currency FX Macro
A buyer-guide comparison of the ECB Data Portal API and FXMacroData for analysts and developers choosing between official euro-area SDMX data and a cross-currency FX macro workflow layer.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs Moody's Analytics Data Buffet: Economic Database vs FX Macro API
A buyer-guide comparison of FXMacroData and Moody's Analytics Data Buffet across pricing visibility, economic database breadth, API access, rate limits, release timing, and fit for FX macro workflows.
Comparisons - 2026-06-22
FXMacroData vs OECD API: Free Official Data vs FX-Ready Macro API
OECD API is a free official SDMX data source for policy and economic research. FXMacroData is the better fit when FX traders and developers need release-aware macro history, exact announcement timing, dashboards, REST JSON, and AI-ready workflow access.