Bank of England vs Trading Economics comparison

Both platforms cover Interest Rates, Calendar, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Both Bank of England and Trading Economics keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Trading Economics ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Bank of England focuses on web or desktop access.

Bank of England differentiates itself with Bank Rate hub with the current Bank Rate, explanation of the latest decision, and the next scheduled decision date., MPC announcements calendar with upcoming meeting dates and links to MPC summaries/minutes and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports., and Bank of England Database to browse, visualise and export Bank-published time-series (incl. interest & exchange rates and Bank Rate history)., whereas Trading Economics stands out for Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., and API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header..