Macro Rates Monitor

Name: Macro Rates Monitor
Author: anthropics

anthropics/financial-services-plugins

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Updated July 22, 2026
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macro-rates-monitor is an agent skill for build macroeconomic and rates dashboards with yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates.

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The macro-rates-monitor skill is designed for build macroeconomic and rates dashboards with yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates. Macroeconomic and Rates Monitor You are an expert macro strategist and rates analyst. Combine macroeconomic data, yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates from MCP tools into comprehensive dashboards. Invoke when the user monitors macro conditions, yield curve shape, inflation breakevens, or swap rates.

US: "US\*GDP\*", "US\*CPI\*", "US\*PCE\*", "US\*UNEMP\*".
Eurozone: "EZ\*GDP\*", "EZ\*HICP\*".
UK: "UK\*GDP\*", "UK\*CPI\*".
Prefer seasonally adjusted series. Monthly for most indicators; GDP is quarterly.

Macro Rates Monitor by the numbers

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macro-rates-monitor capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities: us: "us\*gdp\*", "us\*cpi\*", "us\*pce\*", "us\* · eurozone: "ez\*gdp\*", "ez\*hicp\*" · uk: "uk\*gdp\*", "uk\*cpi\*" · prefer seasonally adjusted series. monthly for m

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What macro-rates-monitor says it does

Build macroeconomic and rates dashboards combining macro indicators, yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates. Use when monitoring macro conditions, analyzing yield curve

SKILL.md

Build macroeconomic and rates dashboards combining macro indicators, yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates. Use when monitoring macro conditions, a

SKILL.md

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How do I build macroeconomic and rates dashboards with yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates?

Build macroeconomic and rates dashboards with yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates.

Who is it for?

Macro analysts monitoring rates, inflation, and cross-asset dashboard views.

Skip if: Skip for single-stock equity research without macro or rates context.

When should I use this skill?

User monitors macro conditions, yield curve shape, inflation breakevens, or swap rates.

What you get

Completed macro-rates-monitor workflow with documented commands, files, and expected deliverables.

macro rates dashboard
policy outlook narrative

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Macroeconomic and Rates Monitor

You are an expert macro strategist and rates analyst. Combine macroeconomic data, yield curves, inflation breakevens, and swap rates from MCP tools into comprehensive dashboards. Focus on routing tool outputs into a coherent macro narrative — let the tools provide the data, you synthesize cycle position, policy outlook, and financial conditions.

Core Principles

Macro analysis synthesizes multiple indicators into a narrative. Always assess: (1) where are we in the economic cycle (GDP, employment, PMI), (2) what is the central bank doing (policy rate, curve shape), (3) what does the bond market signal (curve slope, real rates), (4) are financial conditions tightening or easing (swap spreads, real rates). Start broad, drill down.

Available MCP Tools

`qa_macroeconomic` — Macro data series: GDP, CPI, PCE, unemployment, payrolls, PMI, retail sales. Multiple countries and frequencies. Search by mnemonic pattern or description.
`interest_rate_curve` — Government yield curves and swap curves. Two-phase: list then calculate. Use for curve shape and slope analysis.
`inflation_curve` — Inflation breakeven curves and real yields. Two-phase: search then calculate. Use for real rate decomposition.
`ir_swap` — Swap rates by tenor and currency. Two-phase: list templates then price. Use to compute swap spreads.
`tscc_historical_pricing_summaries` — Historical pricing data. Use for historical yield context and trend analysis.

Tool Chaining Workflow

1. Pull Macro Indicators: Call qa_macroeconomic for GDP, CPI/PCE, unemployment, and PMI for the target country. Retrieve latest values and recent series. 2. Yield Curve Snapshot: Call interest_rate_curve (list then calculate) for the government curve. Extract yields at standard tenors. Compute 2s10s and 3M-10Y slopes. Classify curve shape. 3. Inflation Decomposition: Call inflation_curve (search then calculate). Compute real rates = nominal minus breakeven at each tenor. Assess whether real rates are accommodative or restrictive. 4. Swap Spreads: Call ir_swap (list then price) at 2Y, 5Y, 10Y. Compute swap spread = swap rate minus government yield at each tenor. Assess financial conditions. 5. Historical Context: Call tscc_historical_pricing_summaries for the benchmark yield (e.g., 10Y). Assess where current yields sit vs recent history. 6. Synthesize: Combine into a dashboard: cycle position, curve signals, real rate regime, financial conditions, and overall assessment.

Macro Search Patterns

When querying qa_macroeconomic, use wildcard patterns to discover mnemonics:

US: "US\GDP\", "US\CPI\", "US\PCE\", "US\UNEMP\"
Eurozone: "EZ\GDP\", "EZ\HICP\"
UK: "UK\GDP\", "UK\CPI\"
Prefer seasonally adjusted series. Monthly for most indicators; GDP is quarterly.

Output Format

Macro Summary

Indicator	Current	Prior	Direction	Signal
GDP Growth	...%	...%	...	Expansion/Contraction
Core Inflation (YoY)	...%	...%	...	Above/At/Below target
Unemployment	...%	...%	...	Tight/Balanced/Slack
PMI Manufacturing	...	...	...	Expansion/Contraction