Prime Highlights-
- Oxford Economics launches AskOE AI Business Foresight to link economic shifts to revenue.
- Tool identifies key indicators tied to a company’s historical performance to build forecasts.
Key Facts-
- Users can adjust assumptions and indicators through natural language, no coding needed.
- Launch expands AI suite that began with AskOE AI in 2024.
Background-
Oxford Economics has introduced AskOE AI Business Foresight, a new AI agent built to help companies link shifts in the economy to their own revenue and produce forecasts they can stand behind.
Marcos Casarin, Corporate Advisory Lead at Oxford Economics, said companies already recognize that economic conditions shape their performance, but struggle to measure that impact quickly and accurately as things change. He said Business Foresight pairs the firm’s economic expertise with AI so clients can see what shifting conditions might mean for their revenue.
Developed by Oxford Economics’ economists alongside its technology team, the tool pinpoints the markets and economic indicators most tied to a company’s past performance. It blends these factors into a customized demand signal, then tests several forecasting methods to find the one that suits each business best.
Working with the tool feels like a conversation, letting users tweak assumptions, market exposure and indicators using plain language rather than technical modelling. Unlike broader AI language tools, Business Foresight relies on Oxford Economics’ own economic data and forecasting logic, with each assumption and model choice recorded so users can trace how their forecast came together.
The release extends Oxford Economics’ expanding lineup of AI tools, grown since AskOE AI debuted in 2024 to include products like AskOE AI Executive Lens and integrations built on the Model Context Protocol.
Innes McFee, CEO of Oxford Economics, said the goal isn’t just faster access to information, but drawing greater value from the economic knowledge the firm has built over many years.
