Federal Reserve Economic Data

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) is a database of more than 20,000 economic time series managed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The data can be viewed in graphical and text form or downloaded for import to a database or spreadsheet. They cover banking, business/fiscal, consumer price indexes, employment and population, exchange rates, gross domestic product (GDP), interest rates, monetary aggregates, producer price indexes (PPI), reserves and monetary base, U.S. trade and international transactions, and U.S. financial data. The time series are compiled by the Federal Reserve and collected from government agencies such as U.S. Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The economic data published on FRED are widely reported in the media and play a key role in financial markets.
Contents [hide]
1 FRED economic indicators (partial list)
2 FRED-related archives and data services
3 See also
4 References and external links
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SERIES CATEGORY SUB-CATEGORY INDICATOR PERIOD
BOPBCA Banking Conditions Number of US Banks Q
USNUM Banking Conditions Number of US Commercial Banks Q
EQTA Banking Conditions Equity/Asset Ratio Q
TOTBKCR Banking Commercial Credit Bank Credit of All Commercial Banks W
TOTALSEC Banking Commercial Credit Securitized Total Consumer Loans M
TOTALSL Banking Commercial Credit Total Consumer Credit Outstanding M
INVEST Banking Investment Total Investments All Commercial Banks M
USGSEC Banking Investment US Gov't Securities at All Com. Banks M
CONSUMER Banking Loans Consumer Loans at All Commercial Banks M
GFDEBTN Business/Fiscal Federal Government Federal Government Debt (Public) Y
FYOINT Business/Fiscal Federal Government Interest on National Debt Y
FYONET Business/Fiscal Federal Government Federal Spending Y
FYFR Business/Fiscal Federal Government Federal Receipts Y
FYFSD Business/Fiscal Federal Government Budget Deficit/Surplus Y
CDSP Business/Fiscal Household Sector Consumer Debt/Income Ratio Q
PERMIT Business/Fiscal Household Sector New Home Permits M
HSN1F Business/Fiscal Household Sector New Home Sales M
CMDEBT Business/Fiscal Household Sector Outstanding Mortgage Debt Q
TCU Business/Fiscal Ind. Production Capacity Utilization: Total Industry M
BUSINV Business/Fiscal Other Total Business Inventories M
ALTSALES Business/Fiscal Other Light Weight Vehicle Sales M
UMCSENT Business/Fiscal Other Univ of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment M
CPIAUCSL Consumer Prices CPI Consumer Price Index: Seasonally Adj. M
UNRATE Empl & Population Hoursehold Survey Civilian Total Unemployment Rate M
UEMP27OV Empl & Population Hoursehold Survey Long Term Unemployment: >27 WKS M
UEMPMED Empl & Population Hoursehold Survey Length of Unemployment M
CE16OV Empl & Population Hoursehold Survey Total US Workforce M
EMRATIO Empl & Population Hoursehold Survey US Employment/Population Ratio M
POP Empl & Population Population US Population M
AHEMAN Empl & Population Est. Survey Avg Hourly Earnings: Manufacturing M
AWHMAN Empl & Population Est. Survey Avg Weekly Hours: Manufacturing M
AWOTMAN Empl & Population Est. Survey Avg Weekly OT Hours: Manufacturing M
DEXUSUK Exchange Rates Daily Rates USD/GBP Currency Exchange Rate D
DEXUSEU Exchange Rates Daily Rates USD/EUR Currency Exchange Rate D
DEXJPUS Exchange Rates Daily Rates JPN/USD Currency Exchange Rate D
DEXMXUS Exchange Rates Daily Rates MXP/USD Currency Exchange Rate D
DEXCAUS Exchange Rates Daily Rates CAD/USD Currency Exchange Rate D
DEXCHUS Exchange Rates Daily Rates CNY/USD Currency Exchange Rate D
GDP GDP & Components GDP/GNP US Gross Domestic Product Q
GNP GDP & Components GDP/GNP US Gross National Product Q
NETFI GDP & Components Imports & Exports US Current Account Balance Q
EXPGS GDP & Components Imports & Exports US Exports Goods & Services Q
IMPGS GDP & Components Imports & Exports US Imports Goods & Services Q
DGI GDP & Components Govt Accounting Fed Govt: Defense Budget Q
FGRECPT GDP & Components Govt Accounting Fed Govt: Tax Receipts Q
TGDEF GDP & Components Govt Accounting Fed Govt: Budget Deficit Q
CP GDP & Components Industry Corporate Profits After Tax Q
DIVIDEND GDP & Components Industry Corporate Dividends Q
PI GDP & Components Personal Personal Income M
PSAVE GDP & Components Savings & Inv. Personal Savings Q
PSAVERT GDP & Components Savings & Inv. Personal Savings Rate M
MORTG Interest Rates 30yr Mortgage 30-yr Conventional Mortgage Rate M
DPCREDIT Interest Rates FRB Rates Discount Rate D
FEDFUNDS Interest Rates FRB Rates Effective Federal Funds Rate M
M1 Monetary Aggregates M1 M1 Money Supply M
M2 Monetary Aggregates M2 M2 Money Supply M
MZM Monetary Aggregates MZM MZM Money Supply M
PPIACO Producer Prices PPI Producer Price Index: All Commodities M
TERMAUC Reserves/Monetary Base Borrowings Term Auction Credit M
BORROW Reserves/Monetary Base Borrowings Total Borrowings from the Fed M
IMPCH Trade Imports Imports from China M
IMPJP Trade Imports Imports from Japan M
IMPMX Trade Imports Imports from Mexico M
IMPCA Trade Imports Imports from Canada M
IMPGE Trade Imports Imports from Germany M
IMPUK Trade Imports Imports from UK M
EXPCH Trade Exports Exports to China M
EXPJP Trade Exports Exports to Japan M
EXPMX Trade Exports Exports to Mexico M
EXPCA Trade Exports Exports to Canada M
EXPGE Trade Exports Exports to Germany M
EXPUK Trade Exports Exports to UK M
BOPGEXP Trade Exports Exports: Goods M
BOPGIMP Trade Imports Imports: Goods M
BOPGTB Trade Balance Balance: Goods M
BOPGSXP Trade Exports Exports: Services M
BOPSIMP Trade Imports Imports: Services M
BOPSTB Trade Balance Balance: Services M
BOPGSTB Trade Balance Balance: Goods & Services M
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Fundamental Analysis

Along your travels, you've undoubtedly come across Gulliver, Frodo, and the topic of fundamental analysis.

Wait a minute...

We've already given you a teaser about fundamental analysis during Kindergarten! Now let's get to the nitty-gritty!

What is it exactly and will I need to use it? Well, fundamental analysis is the study of fundamentals! That was easy, wasn't it? Ha! Gotcha!

There's really more to it than that. Soooo much more.

Whenever you hear people mention fundamentals, they're really talking about the economic fundamentals of a currency's host country or economy.

Economic fundamentals cover a vast collection of information - whether in the form of economic, political or environmental reports, data, announcements or events.

Even a credit rating downgrade qualifies as fundamental data and you should see how Pipcrawler turned this news into a winning short EUR/USD trade.

Fundamental analysis is the use and study of these factors to forecast future price movements of currencies.

It is the study of what's going on in the world and around us, economically and financially speaking, and it tends to focus on how macroeconomic elements (such as the growth of the economy, inflation, unemployment) affect whatever we're trading.

Fundamental Data and Its Many Forms

In particular, fundamental analysis provides insight into how price action "should" or may react to a certain economic event.

Fundamental data takes shape in many different forms.

It can appear as a report released by the Fed on U.S. existing home sales. It can also exist in the possibility that the European Central Bank will change its monetary policy.

The release of this data to the public often changes the economic landscape (or better yet, the economic mindset), creating a reaction from investors and speculators.

There are even instances when no specific report has been released, but the anticipation of such a report happening is another example of fundamentals.

Speculations of interest rate hikes can be "priced in" hours or even days before the actual interest rate statement.

In fact, currency pairs have been known to sometimes move 100 pips just moments before major economic news, making for a profitable time to trade for the brave.

That's why many traders are often on their toes prior to certain economic releases and you should be too!

Generally, economic indicators make up a large portion of data used in fundamental analysis. Like a fire alarm sounding when it detects smoke or feels heat, economic indicators provide some insight into how well a country's economy is doing.

While it's important to know the numerical value of an indicator, equally as important is the market's anticipation and prediction of that value.

Understanding the resulting impact of the actual figure in relation to the forecasted figure is the most important part. These factors all need consideration when deciding to trade.

Phew!

Don't worry. It's simpler than it sounds and you won't need to know rocket science to figure it all out.

I suggest you visit Pip Diddy's daily economic roundup every day so that you can stay in the loop with the upcoming economic releases.