Tone of economic news today: value, history and context

Data as of Oct 27, 2026

+0.06 Fair

Higher than on 65% of the days of the last 10 years.

Change over 1 week: +0.02. Over 1 month: +0.04.

Last month

Date	Value	Colour
Oct 27, 2026	+0.06	Fair
Oct 26, 2026	+0.05	Fair
Oct 23, 2026	+0.05	Fair
Oct 22, 2026	+0.04	Fair
Oct 21, 2026	+0.04	Fair
Oct 20, 2026	+0.04	Fair
Oct 19, 2026	+0.04	Fair
Oct 16, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Oct 15, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Oct 14, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 13, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 12, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 9, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 8, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 7, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 6, 2026	+0.01	Fair
Oct 5, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Oct 2, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Oct 1, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Sep 30, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Sep 29, 2026	+0.02	Fair
Sep 28, 2026	+0.02	Fair

Over the last 10 years

High: +0.33 (Mar 17, 2017).
Low: −0.65 (Jun 1, 2020).
A year ago: −0.14.

What it is

Whether economic news sounds positive or negative. Low: pessimistic tone. Daily sentiment index of economic news in 24 US newspapers, 7-day average. Part of the theme "Investor fear": How much investors pay to protect themselves against shocks.

How to read it

Higher is better. The colour compares today’s value with the indicator’s own last 10 years: "Good" is the most favourable third of its history, "Poor" the most strained. It describes the present and anticipates nothing.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tone of economic news?

Whether economic news sounds positive or negative. Low: pessimistic tone. Daily sentiment index of economic news in 24 US newspapers, 7-day average.

What does a high value mean?

The higher, the healthier for the market. The colour compares it with its last 10 years: its high and low over that period are shown above.

Does it predict the stock market?

No. It describes where things stand today against their history, with no forecasts or recommendations.

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