Editorial policy
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Capital Wire is edited by people. Every article published under our name has been reviewed by a human editor before it goes live. This page is the standard that review applies.
Who decides
Editors assign, shape and approve coverage. They choose the angle, the prominence and whether a piece is news, analysis or something else. Software may help gather raw material or propose a first draft of routine items; it does not decide what is newsworthy and it does not publish.
Sourcing
Market-moving claims are traced to a primary source: an exchange disclosure, a regulatory filing, a company's own investor-relations material, or a central bank or government release. Where we rely on a secondary report, we say so and link to it when we can. See also our source policy.
Review before publication
Articles move through a defined workflow: drafted, submitted for review, reviewed, then published. High-risk content — earnings, regulatory decisions, anything naming a specific instrument or attributing a quote — requires review by an editor who did not write the piece. No article is published without that human approval.
Separating fact from analysis
Reporting and commentary are labelled and structured differently. An analysis piece states that it is analysis. A news report does not carry a conclusion the sourcing does not support.
Numbers
Figures carry their unit, their period and their source. We use Western digits in both languages so a percentage or a ticker reads the same to an Arabic and an English reader. Forecasts and estimates are labelled as such wherever they appear, including inside charts.
Independence
Staff may not trade in instruments they cover. Conflicts of interest are disclosed to editors before an assignment is accepted. Issuers and advertisers do not edit our copy.
Corrections
When we get a material fact wrong, we correct it visibly on the article and record it on the corrections page. We do not silently rewrite history.