Asian markets fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Asian markets fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Asian markets fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Asian markets fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices biased?

Asian markets fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices is one event reported by 15 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 fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 fall as US-Iran tensions lift oil prices?

15 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 caused oil prices to rise?

Oil prices rose because of fresh fighting between the United States and Iran. US forces struck two of Iran's launchers on Larak island, leading to an increase in Brent futures by 1.4 per cent to $89.38 a barrel.

How did Asian markets react to the news?

Asian share markets slipped. Japan's Nikkei index fell 2.1 per cent, while South Korean stocks dropped 2.4 per cent. MSCI's Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.7 per cent.

What did the Federal Reserve say about inflation?

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh stated on Friday that the central bank had work to do to control inflation. This led markets to increase the probability of a September rate increase to 57 per cent.