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The FRED fundamental provider allows downloading an extensive amount of free economic data from
St.Louis Federal Reserve website.
It works as a regular static provider though:
- Find desired "symbol" at the FRED website in the desired scale
- In New DataSet Wizard, type in the symbol and pick appropriate bar scale from the dropdown list
- Update the new DataSet like any other static DataSet
Keep in mind that symbol names vary on a by scale basis. If you provide an incorrect bar scale for the given symbol, the provider will download the data BUT will not show it until you create a DataSet in the proper bar scale. To sum up, before creating a FRED DataSet (when available) one should visit the FRED website to find out the item name and its frequency.