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Thematic research and strategic pivoting: Moody’s 2025 Outlooks and Research Assistant

One of the most frequently observed uses of Moody’s Research Assistant is thematic research and strategic pivoting through prompts that gain insights on macro, regional, ratings and sector level financials as well as identify key trends and sector dynamics.  One practical application of this is through the Moody’s Rating’s annual outlook reports.

Moody's Outlooks and Research Assistant

One of the most frequently observed uses of Moody’s Research Assistant is thematic research and strategic pivoting through prompts that gain insights on macro, regional, ratings and sector level financials as well as identify key trends and sector dynamics.  One practical application of this is through the Moody’s Rating’s annual outlook reports.

Moody’s 2025 outlooks comprise a large-scale series of annual outlooks from Moody’s Ratings analysts that include global, regional, and sector insights and provide deep-dive analysis on the macro and micro factors impacting the year ahead.  For 2025, the outlooks are focused on creating clarity in complexity and arm readers with data-driven analysis to better identify opportunities and mitigate risk. 

This year Moody’s is publishing over 60 unique forward-looking outlooks and leveraging Moody’s Research Assistant will allow users to gain significant efficiencies, identify the critical insights they need, compare previous outlooks and see rate of change details on specific outlooks, sectors or regions.

 

Identify the critical insights  

Sample Prompts:

  • Give me positive and negative takes on Emerging Markets Outlook

  • Compare in a table the most recent Banking Systems Outlook and its key drivers in the US and UK

 

See year-over-year and rate of change insights on specific outlooks, sectors or regions  

Sample Prompts:

  • Compare in a table the last 2 years of Global Marco Outlook reports, key positive and negative points, and what could change

  • Show me how key drivers in Banking Systems UK Kingdom Outlooks reports have changed over time

 

Creating a prompt for 2025 Outlooks thematic research and strategic pivoting 

The samples above are available on the Research Assistant homepage but are meant to be a jumping off point.  The best results for the unique insights you are looking for will come from the prompts you give Research Assistant.  

When creating prompts, it's essential to be clear about what you're asking for. Vague requests can lead to less granularity and may not surface the most relevant information so the more specific you are about the data and/or timeframe you want returned the better.  Including how you want the data presented (table, chart, list, SWOT analysis, etc.) will also ensure that the information is delivered in the best way for you to analyze or present. 

Be clear and specific on what data, timeframe and format you need.

Rather than:

What is the 2025 global credit outlook 

Try:

Provide the key insights on the 2025 global credit outlook that includes positive and negative points for the US and Asia, potential changes and sector risks in a table  

For a more a comprehensive list of prompt examples, access our user guide.

Ready to try it yourself?