Get EUR exchange rates from the European Central Bank.

Returns daily, monthly, or annual reference rates for a currency pair against EUR. The ECB publishes reference rates for ~40 currencies at 16:00 CET each business day.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What is the current EUR/USD exchange rate?"

• "Show me EUR/GBP rates for the last week"

• "What was the EUR/JPY rate in January 2025?"

Get key ECB interest rates — the rates that drive eurozone monetary policy.

Returns the ECB's main policy rates: Main Refinancing Operations (MRO), Deposit Facility, and Marginal Lending Facility. These are the rates the ECB sets at its Governing Council meetings.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What is the current ECB deposit facility rate?"

• "Show me the history of ECB interest rate changes"

• "When did the ECB last change its main refinancing rate?"

Get HICP inflation data from the ECB — the official eurozone inflation measure.

Returns the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) as published by Eurostat via the ECB. Available as annual rate of change (%) or index level, for the euro area or individual countries.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What is the current eurozone inflation rate?"

• "Show me Germany's inflation over the past year"

• "Compare inflation in France vs Italy"

Get euro area government bond yield curve data from the ECB.

Returns spot rates from the ECB's AAA-rated government bond yield curve. Available maturities range from 3 months to 30 years. Updated daily.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What is the current 10-year euro area yield?"

• "Show me the 2-year yield over the past 6 months"

• "What was the 5-year spot rate in March 2024?"

Get euro area monetary aggregates (M1, M2, M3) from the ECB.

Returns monetary aggregate data as outstanding amounts (EUR millions) or annual growth rates. M1 = currency in circulation + overnight deposits. M2 = M1 + short-term deposits. M3 = M2 + repos + money market funds + debt securities up to 2 years.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What is the current M3 money supply in the euro area?"

• "Show me M1 growth rate over the past year"

• "How has M3 evolved since 2020?"

Convert an amount between currencies using ECB reference rates.

Supports EUR to any currency, any currency to EUR, and cross-currency conversion (e.g. USD to GBP) via EUR triangulation. Uses the latest ECB reference rate, or a rate from a specific date.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "Convert 1000 EUR to USD"

• "How much is 500 GBP in EUR?"

• "Convert 250 USD to JPY"

• "What was 1000 EUR worth in CHF on 2025-01-15?"

Search the ECB's 100+ statistical datasets by keyword.

Returns matching dataset IDs and names. Use this to discover what data the ECB publishes. After finding a dataset, use explain_dataset to learn its structure, or use the specific data tools (get_exchange_rates, get_interest_rates, etc.) for common queries.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What ECB datasets are available about inflation?"

• "Does the ECB publish data about bank lending?"

• "What datasets cover government debt?"

Explain the structure of any ECB dataset — dimensions, valid values, and example queries.

Use this after search_datasets to understand what a dataset contains and how to query it. Returns the dataset's dimensions, their valid values (codes), and an example series key. Works for all 100+ ECB datasets, not just the ones with dedicated tools.

Examples of questions this tool answers:

• "What dimensions does the EXR dataset have?"

• "What are the valid currency codes in the exchange rate dataset?"

• "How do I query the BSI (balance sheet) dataset?"