Matlab Access Datafeed
Guide for accessing financial and economic data in MATLAB using the Datafeed Toolbox.
Install
npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-access-datafeed -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
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- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
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What it does
Guide for accessing financial and economic data in MATLAB using the Datafeed Toolbox. Covers Bloomberg (market data via bloomberg/blp/bloombergHypermedia), FRED (Federal Reserve economic data via fredrs), Haver Analytics (economic data via haver/haverdirect/haverview), and LSEG Datastream (historical data via datastreamws). Use when connecting to any of these data providers from MATLAB.
Datafeed Toolbox, Bloomberg, FRED, Haver Analytics, and LSEG Datastream
Access financial and economic data from four major providers through the MATLAB Datafeed Toolbox.
When to Use
- User wants to connect to Bloomberg, FRED, Haver Analytics, or LSEG Datastream from MATLAB
- User needs to retrieve market data (prices, history, real-time, reference data) via Bloomberg
- User needs to retrieve economic time series from the St. Louis Fed (FRED)
- User needs to fetch economic/financial time series from Haver Analytics databases
- User needs to retrieve historical financial data from LSEG Datastream
- User needs help choosing between interfaces within a provider (e.g., bloomberg vs blp vs bloombergHypermedia, haver vs haverview)
- User is writing MATLAB code involving securities, economic indicators, or data provider connectivity
When NOT to Use
- General financial modeling or portfolio optimization that doesn't involve data provider connectivity
- Bloomberg Terminal keyboard shortcuts or Excel add-in questions (not MATLAB)
- Datastream Excel add-in (not MATLAB)
- Real-time streaming from LSEG (datastreamws is historical only)
- Data sources not covered here (e.g., Yahoo Finance)
Provider Overview
| Provider | Data Type | Interfaces | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | Market data (equities, fixed income, derivatives, indices) | bloomberg, blp, bloombergHypermedia, bloombergEMSX | references/bloomberg.md |
| FRED | U.S. economic data (GDP, unemployment, CPI, interest rates) | fredrs (replaces obsolete fred) | references/fred.md |
| Haver Analytics | Global economic & financial data (macro, industry, surveys) | haver, haverdirect, haverview | references/haver.md |
| LSEG Datastream | Historical financial data (equities, indices, economics, expressions) | datastreamws | references/datastreamws.md |
