Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7%
Most indices fell on 14 August 2026 following July's lower-than-expected US inflation figures
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A person walk in front of an electronic stock chart board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Photograph: Associated Press News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- US wholesale prices rose 4.7% in July from a year earlier, down from June’s 5.5% and below forecasts.
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 68,533.85, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1% to 25,137.87.
- Brent crude oil dropped 2.1% to $87.06 per barrel early on 14 August 2026.
- No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
56/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
15/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Asian equity markets mostly fell on 14 August 2026 after the US reported that wholesale prices rose 4.7% in July compared with a year earlier. The figure was lower than June’s 5.5% annual increase and below what economists had expected.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.3% to 68,533.85, and South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.3% to 6,924.74. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 1% to 25,137.87, and the Shanghai Composite fell 0.5% to 3,908.05. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 1.1% to 9,090.90. US futures showed little change.
Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, fell 2.1% to $87.06 per barrel early on 14 August. Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said the market had removed the case for another near-term interest-rate increase by the US Federal Reserve.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen, which the Associated Press report said had raised fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 14 Aug 2026, 08:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
7 rated outlets
- The five left-rated digests below led on the US inflation figure and the mixed performance of Asian indices. All five carried the 4.7% annual rise in US wholesale prices and the 2.1% drop in Brent crude. The Associated Press, whose full report was printed, quoted Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management: “The disinflation ducks are starting to line up, and with oil also backing off, the market has steadily stripped away the case for another near-term Fed hike.”
- The Associated Press report also noted that any Fed rate increase could anger US President Donald Trump, who has lobbied for lower rates. It described oil prices as swinging sharply in July between $72 and $102 per barrel amid speculation over a possible deal between Trump and Iran.
Centre
5 rated outlets
- The four centre-rated digests below led on the same core facts: the 4.7% US wholesale inflation figure, the mixed Asian market performance, and the 2.1% drop in Brent crude. WKMG, whose full report was printed, carried the same Associated Press text as the left-rated outlets, including the quote from Stephen Innes and the reference to Trump’s opposition to higher rates.
- None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the potential impact on Trump’s re-election campaign or the speculation over an Iran deal, both of which appeared in the Associated Press report.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Read it at the source
13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
7- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
St Catharines Standard — is St Catharines Standard biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
The Seattle Times — is The Seattle Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Associated Press News — is Associated Press News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
5- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US in (opens WBAL in a new tab)
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens Bozeman Daily Chronicle in a new tab)
Bozeman Daily Chronicle — is Bozeman Daily Chronicle biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens Cecil Daily in a new tab)
Cecil Daily — is Cecil Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens WKMG in a new tab)
- Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
1Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7%?
- Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7% left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7% biased?
- Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7% is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7%?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Asian markets dip after US wholesale inflation cools to 4.7%?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What was the US wholesale inflation rate in July 2026?
- The US wholesale price index rose 4.7% in July 2026 compared with a year earlier, down from 5.5% in June. The figure was lower than economists had expected and led markets to reduce expectations of another Federal Reserve interest-rate increase.
- Which Asian markets rose on 14 August 2026?
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.3% to 68,533.85, and South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.3% to 6,924.74. Most other Asian indices, including Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite, fell.
- Why did oil prices fall on 14 August 2026?
- Brent crude oil fell 2.1% to $87.06 per barrel early on 14 August 2026. The drop followed a report showing US wholesale inflation had cooled, reducing expectations of another Federal Reserve interest-rate increase.
- Which outlets did not cover the story?
- No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story on 14 August 2026. The coverage was limited to left- and centre-rated outlets.
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