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United States Foreign Exchange Reserves
The foreign reserves of United States encompass foreign currency holdings, special drawing rights (SDRs), IMF reserve positions, and gold held by the Federal Reserve. They represent the country's international liquidity buffer.
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Why Foreign Exchange Reserves matters for USD
A large reserves buffer increases confidence in the usd by demonstrating the Federal Reserve's capacity to meet external obligations and intervene in FX markets. Reserves below 3 months of import cover are often cited as a vulnerability threshold.
How to interpret this series
Increasing foreign reserves are usd-positive as they signal financial strength and intervention capacity. A sustained draw-down of reserves can trigger speculative attacks on the usd.
Historical Foreign Exchange Reserves
Source: Federal Reserve. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: USD bn. History from 2000-01-01 (26.5 years).
Recent announcements
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Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
How often is United States Foreign Exchange Reserves updated?
Foreign Exchange Reserves for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Foreign Exchange Reserves reported in?
The series is published in USD bn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Foreign Exchange Reserves data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Foreign Exchange Reserves for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/foreign_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.