World reserve currency and the unit of account for global trade and commodities.
The US dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the most actively traded unit in foreign exchange markets, appearing on one side of roughly nine out of every ten FX transactions. It is issued by the United States and managed by the Federal Reserve, with money-market dynamics that ripple through every other major currency.
Retrieve official-source US economic releases as JSON: CPI and PCE inflation, nonfarm payrolls, GDP and policy rates. Each indicator has its own endpoint, history and source documentation.
Use the announcement endpoint for published readings and their reference periods. Add your API key in the request header for real-time access and full history.
curl "https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/inflation?limit=5" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"Without a key, USD evaluation covers the most recent 90 days on a 15-minute release delay, up to 100 requests per day. Forecasts require an API key.
A scan-ready view of the main USD indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
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Central Bank Policy Rate
Monetary Policy
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4 | 3.75 | +0.25 | 2026-09-16 | Federal Reserve | Page /Release /API |
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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Economy
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3.7 | 3.4 | +0.3 | 2026-10-14 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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Core Inflation
Economy
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2.6 | 2.4 | +0.2 | 2026-10-14 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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PCE Price Index
Economy
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3.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 2026-09-30 | BEA | Page /Release /API |
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Producer Price Index (PPI)
Economy
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6.3 | 5.6 | +0.7 | 2026-10-15 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
Labor Market
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159,044,000 | 159,015,000 | +29,000 | 2026-10-02 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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Initial Jobless Claims
Labor Market
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194,000 | 199,000 | -5,000 | 2026-10-22 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Economy
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6,102.00 | 6,068.60 | +33.407 | 2026-09-30 | BEA | Page /Release /API |
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Unemployment Rate
Labor Market
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4.2 | 4.1 | +0.1 | 2026-10-02 | BLS | Page /Release /API |
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Trade Balance
Economy
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-105,572 | -88,576 | -16,996 | 2026-10-06 | BEA | Page /Release /API |
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Retail Sales
Economy
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0.77 | 1.29 | -0.52 | 2026-10-15 | Census Bureau | Page /Release /API |
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10-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
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5 | 4.96 | +0.04 | 2026-10-23 | US Treasury | Page /API |
Upcoming and recent macro events for the USD country view.
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the USD market.
US Dollar
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Common market shorthand where available.
The highest-signal pages for United States include Central Bank Policy Rate, Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP), Core Inflation, PCE Price Index, with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate through the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which holds eight scheduled meetings per year. Its dual mandate is maximum employment and price stability, with a long-run inflation goal of 2% measured by the core PCE deflator. Decisions are accompanied by a Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) and 'dot plot' four times a year.
For USD research, combine the country-level release map with the EUR/USD dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
The headline Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by BEA.
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Number of workers in the U.S. excluding farm workers.
Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Number of new residential construction permits authorized, a leading indicator of future housing activity and economic growth.
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Month-over-month change in core consumer prices (excluding food and energy), tracking underlying inflation trends.
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Measures new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for delivery of long-lasting goods.
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Total outstanding debt obligations of the central government, indicating fiscal sustainability and public sector borrowing requirements.
Measures changes in residential property prices over time, reflecting housing market conditions and consumer wealth.
Number of new residential construction projects that have begun in a given period, a key indicator of economic activity and construction sector health.
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.
The headline Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by BEA.
Month-over-month change in the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index.
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Month-over-month change in producer prices, an early indicator of inflationary pressure in the supply chain.
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.
Total number of employed persons.
Number of persons employed full-time.
Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.
Total number of unfilled job positions, a key indicator of labor market demand and tightness.
Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment — the estimated unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation, published by the Congressional Budget Office.
Number of workers in the U.S. excluding farm workers.
Number of persons employed part-time.
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Measures nominal wage growth.
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Overnight lending rate between banks.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 1-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 1.5-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 2-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 3-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 4-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 6-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 5-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 7-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 20-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 30-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed volume-weighted median rate on overnight federal funds transactions, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of wholesale unsecured overnight U.S. dollar bank funding costs, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of overnight tri-party general collateral repo borrowing costs secured by U.S. Treasury securities, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of overnight Treasury general collateral repo borrowing costs across tri-party and GCF repo markets, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed index of cumulative daily compounding of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), with a base value of 1 on April 2, 2018.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 30 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 90 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 180 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Number of new residential construction permits authorized, a leading indicator of future housing activity and economic growth.
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Month-over-month change in core consumer prices (excluding food and energy), tracking underlying inflation trends.
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Measures new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for delivery of long-lasting goods.
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Total outstanding debt obligations of the central government, indicating fiscal sustainability and public sector borrowing requirements.
Measures changes in residential property prices over time, reflecting housing market conditions and consumer wealth.
Number of new residential construction projects that have begun in a given period, a key indicator of economic activity and construction sector health.
Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.
The headline Personal Consumption Expenditures price index published by BEA.
Month-over-month change in the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index.
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Month-over-month change in producer prices, an early indicator of inflationary pressure in the supply chain.
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.
Total number of employed persons.
Number of persons employed full-time.
Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.
Total number of unfilled job positions, a key indicator of labor market demand and tightness.
Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment — the estimated unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation, published by the Congressional Budget Office.
Number of workers in the U.S. excluding farm workers.
Number of persons employed part-time.
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Measures nominal wage growth.
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Total assets on the central bank's balance sheet, reflecting the scale of monetary policy operations including quantitative easing programs.
Assets held by the central bank in foreign currencies, used to support the exchange rate and manage monetary policy. Key indicator of a country's external financial position.
Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Overnight lending rate between banks.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 1-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 1.5-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 2-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 3-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 4-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury constant-maturity par yield for a 6-month maturity, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 5-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 7-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 20-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The U.S. Treasury real par yield for a 30-year constant maturity, derived from Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed volume-weighted median rate on overnight federal funds transactions, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of wholesale unsecured overnight U.S. dollar bank funding costs, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of overnight tri-party general collateral repo borrowing costs secured by U.S. Treasury securities, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed measure of overnight Treasury general collateral repo borrowing costs across tri-party and GCF repo markets, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed index of cumulative daily compounding of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), with a base value of 1 on April 2, 2018.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 30 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 90 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
The New York Fed compounded average of SOFR over the previous 180 calendar days, expressed as an annual percentage rate.
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The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.
Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.
Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.
Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Federal Reserve policy rate path and balance-sheet (QT/QE) signalling.
US Treasury yields, especially the 2-year and 10-year, and real-yield differentials.
Non-Farm Payrolls, unemployment rate, average hourly earnings, and JOLTS job openings.
CPI, core CPI, PCE and core PCE inflation prints.
Risk sentiment — USD historically strengthens in global risk-off episodes.
Global commodity prices (most are USD-denominated) and the broad DXY trade-weighted index.
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
The US dollar's reserve status reflects the size and openness of the US economy, the depth and liquidity of US Treasury markets, the global use of dollars to invoice commodities and trade, and the network effect of central banks holding USD reserves. Roughly 58% of global FX reserves and 88% of FX trades involve the dollar.
The biggest scheduled USD movers are the FOMC decision, CPI, Non-Farm Payrolls, and core PCE. Off-cycle, surprises in retail sales, ISM PMIs, and Treasury yields can also drive sharp moves.
The FOMC votes on a target range for the federal funds rate at eight scheduled meetings per year. Decisions reflect the Fed's dual mandate of maximum employment and 2% inflation, and are implemented through interest on reserve balances, the overnight reverse repo rate, and open-market operations.
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