Claude Desktop

Connect Claude Desktop to live Trading Economics data — economic indicators, market prices, forecasts, earnings, and more — using the hosted MCP server. No local installation required.

Requirements

Requirements

Claude Desktop installed on macOS or Windows — download here
A Trading Economics API key — or use guest:guest for limited testing. Get a key here.

Step 1

Step 1 — Open the configuration file

Open Claude Desktop. Click the account button (bottom-left of the window) to open the menu, then select Settings.

Claude Desktop main screen — Settings option

In the Settings window, click Developer in the left sidebar.

Click Edit Config.

This opens the configuration file in Windows Explorer (or Finder on macOS). The file is located at:

OS	Path
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

Windows Explorer showing claude_desktop_config.json

Open the file in any text editor.

Step 2

Step 2 — Add the server

Add the following entry inside the mcpServers object. If the file already contains other servers, add tradingeconomics alongside them.

Replace your_client:your_key with your Trading Economics API key (or use guest:guest for testing):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradingeconomics": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tradingeconomics.com",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your_client:your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save the file.

claude_desktop_config.json with the tradingeconomics HTTP server entry

Step 3

Step 3 — Restart and verify

Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop — it reads the configuration only on startup.

Open a new conversation and click the + (attach) button in the chat input, then select Connectors.

In the Connectors panel, click Manage Connectors.

The tradingeconomics server should appear in the list as an installed connector.

If it shows Need approval, click it to authorize the connection. This is a one-time step.

Need approval button requiring authorization

Once authorized, the connector is active. Go back to a conversation and try a test prompt:

What is the current inflation rate in the United States?

Compare GDP growth between Brazil, China, and Germany.

What economic events are scheduled for this week?