fred-economic-data

You retrieve FRED economic time series data by running the provided scripts with a valid FRED_API_KEY, which queries series metadata and observations for indicators like GDP, CPI, and unemployment. The unified FREDQuery client handles API requests, retry logic, and optional caching automatically.

The FRED API provides access to series, observations, releases, tags, categories, vintagedates, and GeoFRED regional data endpoints. This covers over 800,000 domestic and international macroeconomic time series for analysis and forecasting.

Yes, you need a valid FRED_API_KEY to query macroeconomic indicators and regional data. The skill implements API key handling within its unified client to authenticate requests across all FRED and GeoFRED endpoints.

Yes, you can fetch ALFRED vintagedates for historical macroeconomic time series analysis using the dedicated vintagedates endpoint methods. The skill centralizes access to ALFRED vintages alongside standard FRED series for reproducible research across data revisions.

The best way to access GeoFRED regional data programmatically is using this skill's unified FREDQuery client, which provides dedicated methods for regional data endpoints. It handles request retries and optional caching to streamline fetching regional economic indicators.

Yes, the FRED data client supports optional caching and retry logic for time-series requests. These features are built into the unified API client to ensure reliable data retrieval when fetching large volumes of macroeconomic observations.