Stephen Koukoulas

Stephen Koukoulas is a journalist and economist who has written for various publications including Yahoo Finance Australia. He is known for his analysis of the Australian economy and has been critical of the Reserve Bank's (RBA) interest rate hiking cycle during 2023.

Biography:  https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/rba-warning-as-australias-underground-recession-continues-053047782.html

55%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The article contains a statement that white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy. This is an example of bias as it implies that all people who hold certain beliefs are inherently evil.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The article does not contain any clear examples of conflict of interest. However, it's worth noting that Stephen Koukoulas is a journalist and economist who has written for various publications including Yahoo Finance Australia.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Inflation is on track to fall faster than the RBA anticipated, opening the door for an interest rate cut.
  • The annual inflation rate held steady at 3.4 per cent in February, despite the Reserve Bank's (RBA) forecast for it to fall.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • The article contains an example of deception when it states that the annual inflation rate surprised the markets and the RBA by holding steady at 3.4 per cent in February.

Recent Articles

Australian Dollar Loses Ground on Soft CPI Data, RBA May Cut Interest Rates Sooner Than Expected

Australian Dollar Loses Ground on Soft CPI Data, RBA May Cut Interest Rates Sooner Than Expected

Broke On: Wednesday, 27 March 2024 The Australian Dollar has lost ground on softer-than-expected monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, which fell slightly below the expected 3.5% in February. The annual rate of inflation remained steady at 3.4%, but it is on track to fall faster than the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) anticipated, potentially opening up an interest rate cut.