Economic Calendar Fetcher

Overview

Retrieve upcoming economic events and data releases from the Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Economic Calendar API. This skill fetches scheduled economic indicators including central bank monetary policy decisions, employment reports, inflation data (CPI/PPI), GDP releases, retail sales, manufacturing data, and other market-moving events that impact financial markets.

The skill uses a Python script to query the FMP API and returns raw JSON or text output. The assistant then filters events, assesses market impact, and generates a chronological Markdown report for each scheduled event. No files are generated automatically.

Key Capabilities:

• Fetch economic events for specified date ranges (max 90 days)
• Support flexible API key provision (environment variable or CLI argument)
• Filter by impact level, country, or event type (filtering performed by the assistant)
• Present filtered results as structured Markdown reports with impact analysis (assistant-generated, not script-generated)
• Default to next 7 days for quick market outlook

Data Source:

• FMP Economic Calendar API: https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/economic-calendar (singular "economic")
• Covers major economies: US, EU, UK, Japan, China, Canada, Australia
• Event types: Central bank decisions, employment, inflation, GDP, trade, housing, surveys
• Note: the legacy api/v3/economic_calendar endpoint was fully retired by FMP on 2025-08-31 and now returns 403 Legacy Endpoint, do not use it, including as a fallback.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user requests:

1. Economic Calendar Queries:
   • "What economic events are coming up this week?"
   • "Show me the economic calendar for the next two weeks"
   • "When is the next FOMC meeting?"
   • "What major economic data is being released next month?"