The Economic Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places The Economic Times in the centre. We have seen it on 285 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Economic Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media places The Economic Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Economic Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places The Economic Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Economic Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Economic Times are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Economic Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Economic Times’s own report linked underneath.
The U.S. stock market experienced a significant rally, marking its best day in six weeks. This surge was driven by falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market, occurring shortly after the Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest rate increase.
The Economic Times reported it asUS stocks today: US stocks rebound as tech rally gains momentum on easing oil, yields (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a birthday message to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday. Putin praised Modi's contribution to strengthening India-Russia relations and his global standing, recalling a recent meeting in New Delhi.
The Economic Times reported it asPM Modi a symbol of national service and dedication: BJP on his 76th birthday (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
The Economic Times reported it asTrump calls Canada joining EU a 'hostile act', threatens more tariffs on Europe (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
The Economic Times reported it as100% tariffs on India? US House passes bill authorising new duties on Russia oil buyers (opens The Economic Times 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.
The Economic Times reported it asA 25 bps hike: US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time since 2023 (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The US has named India, China, and Pakistan among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing nations for fiscal year 2027. The determination acknowledges India's efforts to combat opium cultivation but identifies Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, and Colombia as having failed counternarcotics obligations.
The Economic Times reported it asUS names India, China, Pakistan among drug transit, illicit drug-producing nations for FY27 (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of not doing enough to stop drug trafficking, alleging that fentanyl is produced in clandestine Canadian labs. However, he did not include Canada on a list of major drug-producing countries submitted to Congress.
The Economic Times reported it asUS names India, China, Pakistan among drug transit, illicit drug-producing nations for FY27 (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Novo Nordisk and Anthropic have announced a collaboration to use artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development. Novo Nordisk will employ Anthropic's Claude models, including Claude Science, to advance its research and development efforts.
The Economic Times reported it asNovo partners with Anthropic to speed up drug development with Claude (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Huawei's "Intelligent World 2035" report forecasts a dramatic increase in autonomous AI agents, predicting they will account for over 90% of global AI token traffic by 2035. The report anticipates 900 billion such agents will be active globally, a figure roughly 100 times the projected human population.
The Economic Times reported it asChina's Huawei forecasts billions of agents will dominate AI traffic by 2035 (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Economics, has been appointed the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He is scheduled to take up the position on 1 October 2026, replacing Indermit Gill.
The Economic Times reported it asWorld Bank names Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as next chief economist (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie alleges Hegseth continued U.S. military operations in Iran without congressional approval and criticizes his actions in Venezuela and Yemen.
The Economic Times reported it asPete Hegseth impeachment vote: Why Thomas Massie wants Trump's defence secretary removed (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
India's stock market ended a two-day decline on Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty both closing higher. While some sectors like FMCG and PSU banks saw gains, the IT sector experienced a downturn.
The Economic Times reported it asSensex rises 333 points, Nifty closes above 23,200; all eyes on Fed meet outcome. What to expect? (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has advanced a bill that could allow President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas. The bill, which previously passed the Senate, is set for a final vote.
The Economic Times reported it asRussia sanctions bill advances in US House, set for final vote as 100% tariff looms on India, others (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
The Economic Times reported it as'Are you ready to shut up?': Grassley interrupts as Patel-Booker clash over FBI chief's girlfriend (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
U.S. Senate Republicans have released a revised draft of the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency bill, incorporating new ethics language that President Donald Trump has agreed to. The bill includes provisions on affiliate trading, consumer protection, and software developer protections. A procedural vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Economic Times reported it asBillions on the table: Senate crypto vote tests how far Trump's ethics concessions really go (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Newly released FBI documents offer further insight into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. The records, obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee, include interviews with Crooks' father and describe his withdrawn personality and growing interest in weapons.
The Economic Times reported it as'Born without a sound': How Trump's shooter grew from a silent child to a gunman (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the FBI has new information regarding the attacker in the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life. Trump claimed on social media that the assassination attempt was a "Democrat plot" to remove him from the election, though investigations concluded the shooter acted alone.
The Economic Times reported it as'Born without a sound': How Trump's shooter grew from a silent child to a gunman (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump alleged the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, was a 'Democratic Plot' to remove him from the election. The FBI has found no connections between the suspect and others, and Trump offered no evidence for his claim.
The Economic Times reported it as'Born without a sound': How Trump's shooter grew from a silent child to a gunman (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Failure to reform the World Trade Organization could reduce global GDP by approximately 10% by 2050, according to a new WTO report. The organization faces challenges from geopolitical tensions and shifts in trade dynamics.
The Economic Times reported it asTrade fragmentation could hit poor economies much harder than rich ones, WTO warns (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has stated that there will be no negotiations with the United States until Iran's conditions are met. He responded to US President Donald Trump's statements about being open to negotiations, asserting that the balance of power regarding oil and the straits has changed.
The Economic Times reported it asIran rejects Trump talks, says no negotiations until its conditions are met (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
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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.
Very high factuality
- Ad Fontes MediaveryHighCheck it
Who owns it
- Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Mumbai, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
- Official site
- economictimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- m.economictimes.com, economictimes.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 285
- Reports listed
- 301
- We could read
- 83
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
218 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 83 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Economic Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 285 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Economic Times’s on 9 of them. Overall it filed a median of 16 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
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