FRED Economic Series
Pull any series from the St. Louis Fed Economic Database (FRED) — Fed Funds Rate, CPI, unemployment, GDP, M2, treasury yields, real wages. The macro grounding layer.
Why this exists
For deal modeling, market commentary, or just citing the Fed Funds rate correctly in a memo, FRED is the canonical source. 800,000+ time series — anything the Fed system publishes plus aggregated state, BLS, BEA, and international data. This tool is a point-and-pull interface for the most-used series.
Frequently asked questions
What does FRED Economic Series pull?
Any time series from the St. Louis Fed Economic Database (FRED) — Fed Funds Rate, CPI, unemployment, GDP, M2 money supply, treasury yields by maturity, real wages, mortgage rates, regional economic indicators. 800,000+ series covering Fed system data plus aggregated state, BLS, BEA, and international datasets.
Is FRED authoritative?
Yes for U.S. macro indicators — FRED is the canonical aggregator for any series the Federal Reserve System publishes. Time-series alignment, vintage tracking, and revision handling are exactly what the Fed uses internally. International series are sourced from IMF, World Bank, OECD with attribution.
Why is a free API key needed?
FRED's API requires a free key for any caller (rate-limit + identification). The site holds the key as a secret server-side; queries are proxied so the key is never exposed to the browser.