👤 Heather Stewart Economics editor

4 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
4
2026-09-15 – 2026-10-28
Claims per article
21
84 extracted in total
Hedged claims
5%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,587
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
50%
Politics
50%
Most-tagged topics
LabourBritainBankCambridgeConservativesFedFlint GlobalJapan

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.31 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-15 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK
21 outlets covered this event
2026-10-28 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’
6 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-28 · The Guardian · Politics
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
4 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-25 · The Guardian · Politics
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-15 · The Guardian
Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK
🔮 Central bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week, as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Guardian
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
🔮 A source close to Healey said: “Having Rav join John’s team as an experienced heavyweight economist at the Treasury ahead of this budget will be invaluable. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Guardian
Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for
🔮 Much of the speech hailed the benefits of new industries, creating good jobs for young people – including via new local apprenticeship teams, to be overseen by local mayors and matching firms to young people. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Guardian
Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’
🔮 The chancellor said 20m households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment – a measure he said would cost £2.6bn. assertive
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