Fed's Waller: AI agents drive about half of FRED traffic, MCP connector launched
- —FRED traffic is growing about 150% per year
- —AI agents account for roughly half of FRED visits
- —An MCP Connector now lets AI agents retrieve economic data
- —The Fed is building skills to help agents use data correctly
Why it matters: AI agents becoming a major channel for macro data access could reshape how traders and models consume Fed statistics.
Source: PANews