Dataset

Federal debt, rates & spending flows

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The fingerprints of federal cash flows: daily Treasury statements, debt to the penny, TGA balances, auction results, interest rates and monthly spending by category, all via open APIs and prized by liquidity and rates desks.

Dataset card

FiscalData (US Treasury) publishes Federal debt, rates & spending flows as a public-domain dataset covering U.S. federal financial activity. The dataset is positioned around debt levels, interest rates, spending, and liquidity indicators.

What this dataset contains

The dataset is sourced from the U.S. Treasury's FiscalData platform and is tagged for U.S. Treasury debt, interest rates, federal spending, and liquidity flows. It is released under public domain / open terms, making it freely redistributable without licensing constraints. No sample rows, download counts, or size figures are provided in the available metadata.

Structure and fields

The supplied facts do not list a schema, and the columns field is recorded as "(unknown)". No masked sample rows, splits, or row counts are available to infer column names, units, or frequency. Analysts should consult the FiscalData (US Treasury) source directly to confirm field definitions, vintage, and update cadence.

How analysts use it

With only theme tags available and no confirmed fields, plausible investment-fund use cases would center on tracking federal debt issuance, interest-cost trends, outlays, and liquidity conditions that influence rates and fiscal risk premia. Before integration, users should validate column names, time grain, and revision history against the publisher's documentation.

Documentation & references 2
  1. FiscalData (US Treasury)/Federal debt, rates & spending flows: listing on the provider website
  2. FiscalData (US Treasury): official website

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