Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 2, 2005 relating to the
financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, of Moody's Corporation, which appears in Moody's
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of our report dated June 27, 2005 relating to the financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report of the Profit Participation Plan
of Moody's Corporation on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
     New York, New York
     July 13, 2005