How we work

Principles

• The question is tested first

  We check what a question takes for granted before researching it, and say so if a premise is wrong.

• Official sources

  Research from central banks and international institutions; numbers from official statistics.

• Numbers are computed, never typed

  Every number comes from the data by script, so both editions always match.

• Quotes checked word for word

  Each quote is matched against the stored text of its source before it is used.

• An editor approves

  AI prepares each step; an editor approves at every gate, and is named on the article.

• Corrections, and no advice

  Errors are corrected openly, with the date. Nothing here is investment advice.

Formats

Each format has its own pipeline.

• Explainer

  One reader question, answered with research and data

  1,200–1,800 words · 15 steps · 3 editor approvals

• Data brief

  In development

  A number that moved, what it means, in three charts or fewer

  400–700 words · 12 steps · 2 editor approvals

• Deep dive

  In development

  An explainer plus a model design: how one could measure and forecast it

  2,000–3,000 words + technical appendix · 15 steps · 4 editor approvals

• Paper digest

  In development

  One new paper: what it asks, what it finds, why it matters

  700–1,000 words · 10 steps · 2 editor approvals

• Speech roundup

  In development

  What central bankers said this month, theme by theme, in their own words

  900–1,400 words · 8 steps · 2 editor approvals