Search FRED Economic Series
SearchFredSeriesRead-onlyIdempotent
Search the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED database for economic
data series by keyword. Returns series ID, title, frequency, units,
seasonal adjustment, and date range.
Use this tool when:
- You need to find the right FRED series ID before fetching data
- You want to discover what macro data is available for a topic
- You are looking for interest rates, inflation, GDP, unemployment, or
money supply series to provide macro context for financial analysis
Common series IDs (use GetFredSeriesData after finding one):
- DGS10: 10-Year Treasury Yield
- CPIAUCSL: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)
- UNRATE: Unemployment Rate
- GDP: Gross Domestic Product
- FEDFUNDS: Federal Funds Rate
- M2SL: M2 Money Supply
Requires FRED_API_KEY environment variable (free at fred.stlouisfed.org).
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED API.
Input Schema
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| params | No |
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| result | Yes |