# Regional Comparison Workflow

## When to Use
- "Compare US vs Europe vs Asia"
- "Which regions look attractive?"
- G7/G20 analysis
- Regional allocation decisions

## Workflow Steps

### Step 1: Search Economic Data for Each Region
Use `bigdata_search` with targeted queries for each region:

**For US:**
```
bigdata_search("United States GDP growth economic outlook 2026")
bigdata_search("US inflation Federal Reserve interest rates")
bigdata_search("US unemployment labor market")
```

**For Europe:**
```
bigdata_search("Eurozone GDP growth economic outlook 2026")
bigdata_search("ECB interest rates inflation monetary policy")
bigdata_search("Europe unemployment economic data")
```

**For Asia:**
```
bigdata_search("Japan GDP growth BOJ monetary policy")
bigdata_search("China economic outlook GDP growth")
bigdata_search("India economic growth outlook")
```

### Step 2: Search Comparative Analysis
Use `bigdata_search`:
- "G7 economic comparison GDP growth rates"
- "US Europe Asia economic outlook comparison"
- "developed vs emerging markets allocation"
- "global economic outlook regional comparison"

### Step 3: Search Regional Market Implications
Use `bigdata_search`:
- "regional equity valuations US Europe Asia"
- "currency outlook major currencies USD EUR JPY"
- "global fixed income yields comparison"

### Step 4: Cross-Asset Views
Search for fixed income and currency perspectives for each region.

## Output Template

```markdown
# Regional Macro Comparison
Report Date: [Date]

## Executive Summary
[Overview of relative regional attractiveness]

## Regional Scorecard

| Region | GDP | CPI | Rate | Equity YTD | FX YTD | Score |
|--------|-----|-----|------|------------|--------|-------|
| US | X.X% | X.X% | X.X% | +X.X% | +X.X% | X/10 |
| Europe | X.X% | X.X% | X.X% | +X.X% | +X.X% | X/10 |
| Japan | X.X% | X.X% | X.X% | +X.X% | +X.X% | X/10 |
| China | X.X% | X.X% | X.X% | +X.X% | +X.X% | X/10 |
| EM ex-CN | X.X% | X.X% | X.X% | +X.X% | +X.X% | X/10 |

## Regional Deep Dives

### United States
- **Growth**: [Assessment]
- **Policy**: [Fed outlook]
- **Markets**: [Equity/FI/FX view]
- **Key Risk**: [Primary concern]

### Europe
[Same structure]

### Asia
[Same structure]

## Allocation Recommendations

| Region | Current | Recommended | Change |
|--------|---------|-------------|--------|
| US | X% | X% | +/-X% |
| Europe | X% | X% | +/-X% |
| Japan | X% | X% | +/-X% |
| EM | X% | X% | +/-X% |

## Key Differentiators
1. **Growth**: [Regional comparison]
2. **Policy**: [Divergence/convergence]
3. **Valuations**: [Relative attractiveness]
4. **Currency**: [FX implications]

## Risks by Region
| Region | Primary Risk | Secondary Risk |
|--------|--------------|----------------|

## Sources
| # | Source | Date | URL |
|---|--------|------|-----|

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