diff --git a/midas/__init__.py b/midas/__init__.py
index 3369361..ca8ec4b 100644
--- a/midas/__init__.py
+++ b/midas/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from .promoter   import FeaturePromoter
 from .kb         import KnowledgeBase
 from .factory    import Midas, create_midas
+from .fxmacrodata import load_release_calendar
 
 __all__ = [
     "AlphaEvaluator",
@@ -32,4 +33,5 @@
     "KnowledgeBase",
     "Midas",
     "create_midas",
+    "load_release_calendar",
 ]
diff --git a/midas/fxmacrodata.py b/midas/fxmacrodata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0920139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/midas/fxmacrodata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""FXMacroData macro-event features."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+from typing import Any, Optional
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+FXMACRODATA_BASE_URL = "https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1"
+
+
+def load_release_calendar(
+    currency: str = "usd",
+    *,
+    limit: int = 100,
+    min_tier: Optional[int] = 2,
+    api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """Load FXMacroData release-calendar events for alpha feature research."""
+
+    limit_count = max(1, min(int(limit), 100))
+    params: dict[str, str] = {"limit": str(limit_count)}
+    token = api_key or os.getenv("FXMACRODATA_API_KEY")
+    if token:
+        params["api_key"] = token
+
+    url = f"{FXMACRODATA_BASE_URL}/calendar/{currency.lower()}?{urlencode(params)}"
+    request = Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "midas-alpha-fxmacrodata/1.0"})
+    with urlopen(request, timeout=20) as response:
+        payload = json.load(response)
+
+    events: list[dict[str, Any]] = payload.get("data", [])
+    if min_tier is not None:
+        events = [
+            event
+            for event in events
+            if int(event.get("market_tier") or 99) <= min_tier
+        ]
+
+    frame = pd.DataFrame(events[:limit_count])
+    if not frame.empty and "date" in frame.columns:
+        frame["date"] = pd.to_datetime(frame["date"])
+    return frame