Axios Article Rating

What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's U.S. Treasury pick

  • Bias Rating

    8% Center

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -15% 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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3% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Why it matters: Bessent would bring to Treasury deep knowledge of bond and currency markets and a close relationship with Trump -- as well as a surprising connection to hedge fund manager George Soros, mega-donor to liberal causes and bogeyman to the political right.
44% : The intrigue: Bessent has been critical of the Federal Reserve and will likely be a key voice as Trump selects his appointees to run the central bank.
27% : A slew of Trump-era tax cuts will expire next year, even as Trump pledged a range of further tax cuts on the campaign trail.

*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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