Accuracy
#2
by
ehrencrona
- opened
I ran the classifier on the headlines of today's Financial Times and got several classifications that seem odd:
- Bangladesh seeks IMF loan as rising import bills hit South Asia: positive
- European gas price rise accelerates as Russia cuts flows: positive
- Italian companies braced for more political uncertainty: neutral
For both the "rising import bills" and the "gas price rise" I guess it latched on to "rising" as something good, whereas in fact it's a negative for the overall economy. I wonder if the FT titles are just out of distribution or more fine-tuning is needed.
Another interesting case is "Rates dropped for the first time since early July, though they are still up significantly this year." which is rated strongly negative, but interest rates dropping is a good sign for the overall economy.