RealClearMarkets media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RealClearMarkets as leaning right. We have seen it on 19 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is RealClearMarkets biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RealClearMarkets as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is RealClearMarkets left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place RealClearMarkets as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is RealClearMarkets reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for RealClearMarkets are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What RealClearMarkets has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with RealClearMarkets’s own report linked underneath.
European stock markets saw significant gains following the US midterm elections, with banking and clean energy sectors leading the advance. The dollar weakened against major currencies as Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress.
RealClearMarkets reported it asGood for Stocks: Gridlock Was the Winner Tuesday (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
RealClearMarkets reported it asIn a Money Fight, Musk & Other Billionaires Failed Miserably (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran, alongside the cost of living, played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections. The conflict's financial toll was also noted.
RealClearMarkets reported it asTrump Taxed Imports, Voters Sent Republicans a Big Bill (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The 15 largest contributors to the US mid-term elections have collectively donated more than $1.5 billion. Major donors included Elon Musk, Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, and George Soros, with funds directed towards both Republican and Democratic parties and related PACs.
RealClearMarkets reported it asThese 10 Megadonors Donated $1B Total to Elections (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
US manufacturing activity expanded for the tenth consecutive month in October, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI increasing to 55.5. While production and new orders saw growth, input prices remained elevated, indicating persistent inflationary pressures.
RealClearMarkets reported it asFactories Are Coming Home, ISM Just Confirmed It (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
RealClearMarkets reported it asGasoline Prices Aren't Higher Under Trump Than Biden (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Average gasoline prices during Donald Trump's second term have surpassed those during Joe Biden's term. This development comes as voters express dissatisfaction with fuel costs, with a significant majority disapproving of Trump's handling of the issue.
RealClearMarkets reported it asNew Data Show Trump Shouldn't Be Talking Biden Gas Prices (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
RealClearMarkets reported it asWith Anthropic Public Offering, the Devil Is In the Details (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The Labor Department will issue the September JOLTS on Tuesday, weekly unemployment claims on Thursday and the October hiring report on Friday, while major companies such as Clorox, AMD and Booking Holdings report earnings, all amid the November 3 midterm elections.
RealClearMarkets reported it asWhat Blue Wave On November 3 Would Mean For Stock Market (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
A proposed California tax on billionaires could generate substantially less revenue than anticipated, according to Stanford economists. The study suggests that wealth migration among billionaires may offset the tax's benefits, potentially leading to a net loss in state income tax revenue.
RealClearMarkets reported it asWorst-Case California Wealth Tax Scenario? It 'Succeeds' (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Body language expert Inbaal Honigman described Donald Trump's movements at a rally as 'frail' and 'fragile'. Separately, reports noted that a majority of US adults disapprove of his trade policies.
RealClearMarkets reported it asTrump Tariffs Aimed to Shrink the So-Called (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
President Donald Trump announced the completion of automatic enrollment for all eligible children under 18 into "Trump Accounts." He stated the initiative aims to boost private ownership and counter socialist ideologies among young Americans.
RealClearMarkets reported it asTrump Accounts: A Good Idea Now Corrupted (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes rallied Tuesday. Nvidia and Amazon.com were among the winners, while Michael Burry holds bearish positions against top tech names.
RealClearMarkets reported it asMagnificent 7 Take the S&P 500 Back To Record Highs (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The ASX 200 finished marginally higher, buoyed by gains in mining and healthcare stocks. US markets rose after a US jobs report showed slower hiring, easing concerns about inflation and further interest rate hikes.
RealClearMarkets reported it asAnother Noisy Jobs Report Leaves Trend Intact (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The Trump administration has produced at least 13 campaign-style advertisements using taxpayer funds to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. Some of these ads have aired on major television networks.
RealClearMarkets reported it asPres. Trump's Taxpayer Funded Propaganda Is Blatantly Illegal (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Global stock exchanges saw increases on Monday while oil prices declined. This trend emerged as concerns about inflation lessened, with investors expecting the US Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady. Weaker than expected US job creation data contributed to these expectations.
RealClearMarkets reported it asThe Jobs Report Was a Tale of Two Surveys (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
RealClearMarkets reported it asRecord High Diesel Prices Won't Stall Econ. Growth (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Paramount has settled lawsuits brought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America concerning its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlements pave the way for the $81 billion deal to proceed, pending final court approval.
RealClearMarkets reported it asRob Bonta Won the Press Conference, Paramount the Merger (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Paramount Global and California's attorney general have discussed potential concessions as part of settlement talks. These discussions reportedly include a $1.5 billion investment in production within the state, as detailed by The Wall Street Journal.
RealClearMarkets reported it asHow the Ellisons Pulled Off Paramount-WBD Deal (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
RealClearMarkets reported it asWarsh’s First Test: Will the Fed Follow the Rules? (opens RealClearMarkets in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Real Clear Holdings, LLCIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Official site
- realclearmarkets.com
- Seen publishing on
- realclearmarkets.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 19
- Reports listed
- 20
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 11 August 2026
20 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 7 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and RealClearMarkets ran the story anyway.
Across the 19 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of RealClearMarkets: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 9 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as RealClearMarkets, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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