Forex
AI Agents Fuel Surge in FRED Platform Traffic
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' economic data platform, FRED, is experiencing a surge in traffic thanks to AI agents, which now account for about half of all visits.
FRED collects information on interest rates, inflation, employment, and gross domestic product, among other key indicators.
The platform's traffic has grown an astonishing 150% annually, with AI systems and bots driving most of the increase.
To facilitate easier access to economic data, FRED has launched an MCP Connector, allowing users to search for and retrieve information through their preferred AI agent.