# EconSignalPulse Inflation Signals

> EconSignalPulse Inflation Signals is a paid API for AI agents from econsignalpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches multi-source inflation intelligence for any country, combining official CPI, IMF forecasts, food/energy dynamics, and alternative signals including manipulation detection.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://econsignalpulse.vercel.app/api/econsignal/inflation-signals
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/econsignalpulse-inflation-signals-f8da3d72
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_mjERr3qMOD1DK6aDxJ8HE

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability econsignalpulse-inflation-signals-f8da3d72
```

Example prompt: Pull the full inflation picture for Argentina — official CPI, IMF forecasts, food and energy dynamics, and any signals that the numbers might be manipulated.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a comprehensive, multi-source inflation picture for a specific country — especially for emerging or frontier markets where official CPI may be understated or manipulated. Prefer this over generic economic APIs when you need IMF forecasts alongside alternative signals and manipulation detection in a single call.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported or unrecognized country code returns an error
- IMF or World Bank data unavailable for certain frontier markets
- Alternative signals may be sparse or unavailable for smaller economies
- Rate limiting or payment failure for x402 protocol
- Stale data if upstream sources have not updated recently

## How this service works

Multi-source inflation intelligence for any country — official CPI, IMF forecasts, food/energy dynamics and alternative signals, including where CPI is manipulated. For macro and EM agents.

## Output

Returns a structured inflation intelligence report for the specified country, including official CPI readings, IMF inflation projections, food and energy price sub-components, alternative/non-official inflation signals, and flags indicating potential manipulation or divergence from reported figures.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "iso2": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ISO2 code — e.g. TR | AR | NG | EG | PK"
      },
      "iso3": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ISO3 code — e.g. TUR | ARG | NGA | EGY | PAK"
      },
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | es | fr | de | ja | zh | ko | pt | ar | hi (default: en)"
      },
      "country": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Country name — e.g. \"Turkey\" | \"Argentina\" | \"Nigeria\" | \"Egypt\" | \"Pakistan\""
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "imf_forecast": {
   "year_2025": 28,
   "year_2026": 19
  },
  "official_cpi": [
   {
    "year": "2024",
    "inflation_pct": 58.5
   },
   {
    "year": "2023",
    "inflation_pct": 64.3
   },
   {
    "year": "2022",
    "inflation_pct": 72.3
   }
  ],
  "query_summary": {
   "iso2": "TR",
   "iso3": "TUR",
   "country": "Turkey"
  },
  "monetary_policy": {
   "stance": "Tight but still negative real rate — disinflation will be slow",
   "real_rate_pct": -13.5,
   "policy_rate_pct": 45,
   "central_bank_credibility": "Moderate — TCMB independence improved post-2023 election but political pressure risk remains"
  },
  "alternative_signals": {
   "fx_depreciation": "TRY lost 18% vs USD YTD 2025 — import cost passthrough ongoing",
   "parallel_market": "No significant parallel FX market; TCMB FX reserves rebuilding",
   "food_price_index": "Turkish food prices rising 61% YoY in Q1 2025 — above headline CPI",
   "truflation_estimate": "52-65% range based on web scraped basket"
  },
  "disinflation_outlook": "Turkey on track for 30-35% inflation by end-2025 under current tight policy. Risk: early rate cuts before inflation anchored."
 }
}
```

## More

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