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Predicting financial stability with TopicGPT: Insights from corporate and central bank communications

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Christian Fieberg
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Matthies Hesse
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Gerrit Liedtke
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Adam Zaremba
DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107598delete
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Can generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) help us predict financial stability? To address this question, we employ TopicGPT, a prompt-based framework for topic modeling powered by large language models. By analyzing over 238,000 corporate earnings calls and 4300 Federal Reserve speeches over the period from 2002 to 2023, we combine microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives to forecast key measures of financial stability. TopicGPT’s ability to generate interpretable and tailored topics improves predictions for systemic risk measures, such as the National Financial Conditions Index and a capital shortfall, outperforming traditional models, particularly for long-term horizons. The two data sources complement each other: earnings calls provide dynamic, firm-specific insights critical for short-term forecasts, while Fed speeches highlight systemic risks, offering a long-term perspective. Together, they identify critical themes—such as economic conditions, debt management, and the housing market—and enable real-time risk assessment.

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Journal of Banking and Finance
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University of Bremen
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City University of Applied Sciences
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MBS School of Business
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