CNBC Article Rating

Michael Barr to step down as the Fed's head of banking supervision, avoiding clash with Trump

  • Bias Rating

    4% Center

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -61% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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15% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : There had been speculation that Trump might replace Barr after he takes office Jan. 20, the announcement will ease that transition amid speculation that the new president wants someone who is more bank-friendly to take the role.
31% : Though he did not specifically mention the rumors that Trump would attempt to remove him, he said "The risk of a dispute over the position could be a distraction from our mission.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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