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2026-04-22 12:00 UTC
Breakeven Inflation Rate and Bond Markets: A Guide for FX and Rates Traders
Breakeven inflation rates — the spread between nominal Treasury yields and TIPS — are among the most powerful leading indicators available to FX and rates traders. This guide explains how they are constructed, what they signal, and how to integrate them into a live trading framework.
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2026-04-22 10:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-21 10:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-17 06:00 UTC
Bank of Korea: Rate Cycle, Inflation Reset, and the USD/KRW Outlook
The Bank of Korea hiked to a 15-year high of 3.50% to tame post-pandemic inflation, then began cutting carefully as CPI converged back toward its 2% target. This analysis maps the full BOK rate cycle, unpacks Korea's sticky household-debt constraint, the semiconductor export recovery, and what to watch on USD/KRW heading into the second half of 2026.
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2026-04-14 12:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 12:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 12:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 11:30 UTC
Banco de México: Banxico’s Rate Cycle, Inflation, and the USD/MXN Outlook
Banxico hiked to 11.25% — a record high — and has been cutting carefully back toward neutral as inflation converges to the 3% target. This analysis covers the full rate cycle, Mexico’s sticky core inflation, the nearshoring structural story, USD/MXN drivers, and the political risk factors every peso trader needs to track.
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2026-04-14 11:15 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 11:00 UTC
The Monetary Authority of Singapore: Exchange Rate Policy and the SGD
Unlike most central banks, the MAS steers Singapore’s economy through the exchange rate, not an interest rate. This guide explains the S$NEER band mechanism, traces the five-step 2022 tightening cycle, and maps the CPI, NEER, SORA, and GDP signals that drive SGD positioning.
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2026-04-14 10:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 10:00 UTC
Danmarks Nationalbank and the DKK: Inside the Euro Peg
A deep look at how Danmarks Nationalbank maintains the EUR/DKK peg, why the CD rate follows the ECB, and how to monitor Denmark's full macro picture — policy rate, inflation, unemployment, trade balance, and GDP — using the FXMacroData API.
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2026-04-14 10:00 UTC
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.
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2026-04-14 09:00 UTC
Narodowy Bank Polski: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the NBP Reference Rate and CPI to GDP, labour market data, trade flows, and retail sales — and how to access all PLN data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-04-14 08:00 UTC
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.
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2026-03-03 06:28 UTC
Australian Bureau of Statistics: Key Economic Indicators for AUD Traders
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is Australia's national statistical authority, publishing the inflation, labour force, GDP, trade, and wages data that drive RBA decisions and AUD exchange rates. This guide explains what each ABS release measures, why it matters for macro traders, and how to access the full data suite programmatically.
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2026-02-27 09:20 UTC
Why Announcement Timing Matters: Second-Level Precision in Economic Data
Markets react to economic releases at the moment of announcement — not at the end of the reference period. Discover why using precise announcement datetimes at second-level granularity is essential for backtesting, event studies, and any FX strategy built around macro data releases.
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2026-02-27 08:40 UTC
Bank of Canada: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Bank of Canada (BoC), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the Overnight Rate and CORRA to Canadian CPI, labour market data, monthly GDP, and Government of Canada bond yields — and how to access all BoC data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-27 08:20 UTC
Bank of Japan: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Bank of Japan (BOJ), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the policy rate and TONAR to Japan's CPI, wage dynamics, and the full JGB yield curve — and how to access all BOJ data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-27 08:00 UTC
Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the Official Cash Rate (OCR) and CPI to labour market data, bond yields, and money supply — and how to access all RBNZ data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-26 10:00 UTC
Swiss National Bank: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Swiss National Bank (SNB), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the SNB policy rate and SARON to Swiss CPI, sight deposits, bond yields, and the SNB balance sheet — and how to access all SNB data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-26 09:30 UTC
Bank of England: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Bank of England (BoE), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the Bank Rate and SONIA to UK CPI, labour market data, and Gilt yields — and how to access all BoE data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-26 09:00 UTC
US Federal Reserve: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the US Federal Reserve, covering its dual mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the federal funds rate and Core PCE to NFP, Treasury yields, and the breakeven inflation rate — and how to access all Fed data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-26 08:30 UTC
European Central Bank: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the European Central Bank (ECB), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the deposit facility rate and HICP inflation to trade flows and euro-area bond yields — and how to access all ECB data in real time via the FXMacroData API.
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2026-02-26 08:00 UTC
Reserve Bank of Australia: Key Indicators & API Data Guide
A comprehensive guide to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), covering its monetary policy mandate, key macroeconomic indicators — from the cash rate and CPI to labor market and bond yields — and how to access all RBA data in real time via the FXMacroData API.