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Description:
Fully featured FRED Command-line Interface & Python API wrapper
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.2.0@5  |  Tracked Since: Oct 13, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: economics api data python fred
Install: brew install fred
About:
Fred is a Python package that provides a comprehensive wrapper for the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API. It allows developers to programmatically access and retrieve a vast array of economic data series, including indicators like GDP, inflation, and employment rates. This tool simplifies data integration for financial analysis, economic research, and data science applications.
Key Features:
  • Full API Coverage: Access all endpoints provided by the FRED API.
  • Pandas Integration: Easily convert data directly into pandas DataFrames for analysis.
  • Simple Authentication: Handles API key management seamlessly.
  • Extensive Data Access: Retrieve data from thousands of economic time series.
Use Cases:
  • Automating the retrieval of economic indicators for financial modeling.
  • Populating databases with up-to-date macroeconomic data for research.
Alternatives:
  • pandas-datareader – A general library for reading data from various sources, including FRED, but Fred offers more specific and dedicated FRED API features.
Version History
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