Tom Rees,

Tom Rees is a financial journalist at Bloomberg News. He covers economics and finance with a focus on the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Tom worked at The Guardian and Reuters. His reporting has taken him to various countries around the world, where he has covered everything from political upheavals to economic crises.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AS57d6Opv_g/tom-rees

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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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • GDP growth was stronger than forecasted at 0.4%
  • The economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2024
  • UK’s GDP grew by 0.6% in Q1 2023 compared to Q4 2023

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

UK Economy Exits Recession with 0.6% GDP Growth in Q1 2024: Services Sector Drives Rebound

UK Economy Exits Recession with 0.6% GDP Growth in Q1 2024: Services Sector Drives Rebound

Broke On: Friday, 10 May 2024 The UK economy exited recession in Q1 2024, growing by 0.6% driven by the services sector's robust expansion (0.7%). Consumer spending and business investment recovered, while production expanded modestly (0.8%). The transport services industry recorded its highest growth since 2020 due to wage growth and consumer confidence improvement. However, inflation remains elevated, interest rates are high, and economic uncertainty may curtail consumer spending ahead of general elections.