[Waller: AI Agents Account for About Half of FRED Traffic, FRED Launches MCP Connector] Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated during his speech at FRED Con that FRED's traffic is currently growing by approximately 150% annually, with the new traffic primarily coming from AI and robots. AI agents now account for about half of the traffic. FRED has launched the MCP Connector, allowing users to search for and access economic data through their chosen AI agents. The team is also developing skills to help agents use economic data correctly and is advancing connections with historical data and archives. FRED, maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, stands for Federal Reserve Economic Data and aggregates economic data such as interest rates, inflation, employment, and GDP.