Macro in a Minute: Your DIY Data Dashboards
Welcome back! I’ve been heads-down building three quick, on-demand macro tools that are made it to the US Treasury, IMF, and macro strategist. In just a few minutes you’ll learn how to spin up your own OFR repo monitor, Daily Treasury Statement explorer, and fully customizable FRED dashboard.
Let’s turn raw data into real-time insight.
Access to apps at the End!
1. Repo Markets App
Explore secured funding dynamics with OFR data:
- Tri-party, GCF and DVP volumes
- Sponsored-repo and venue-spread analysis
- Futures positioning & HF-dealer survey insights
- SOFR percentile tracking and MMF asset flows
2. Daily Treasury Statement App
Monitor high-frequency government cash flows:
- Inflows vs. outflows breakdown
- Tariff revenues & tax‐receipt growth
- Government spending categories
- Federal salary disbursements & unemployment payments
- And Much more!
3. FRED Dashboard App
Build a bespoke macro indicator panel:
- Non-farm payrolls & labor signals
- Housing starts & permits
- Core inflation metrics (CPI, PCE)
- Treasury yields & term premia
- Any other FRED series, on demand
Repo OFR app
Fred App
DTS App
Grab Them live!
As subscribers, you can try them out. The following links will work until the quota of credits is gon, —so go try them out right now:
- Daily Treasury Statement API
▶️ https://dtsapi-production.up.railway.app - Repo Market API
▶️ https://repoapi-production.up.railway.app - FRED Dispatch Backend
▶️ https://freddispatch.up.railway.app
How to connect in OpenBB
- Sign in or create your free OpenBB account at
https://openbb.co/login - In the OpenBB terminal, type
appsand select Manage Backend. - Add one of the links above (e.g., the Treasury or Repo API).
- Launch the corresponding app (e.g., `Your_fed, DTS, REPO)—you’ll see the interface (featuring Powell’s photo for FRED and others).
- Duplicate charts as needed and save your favorite views.
If you have any questions or feedback, message Cober@macrodispatch.com
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