Editorial standards

These standards govern every page on the site. They exist so a professional reader can trust both the figures and the framing.

Primary sources, linked

Coverage works from primary sources: regulators, central banks, exchanges, and the official statistical record. Each material figure shows its source and as-of date, and the source line links to the original document so a reader can open and verify it.

Data integrity

Every figure traces to one citable source. The desk does not fabricate, interpolate, or back-calculate data. A value with no source is omitted or marked as approximate, with the limitation stated. Where a chart simplifies, the underlying source is named.

Independence

The site carries no house position for sale and no sponsor’s angle. Advertising is clearly labeled and does not constitute an endorsement. Advertisers have no influence over which topics are covered, what is concluded, or where a piece appears. Editorial and commercial inquiries reach the desk through separate addresses, an editorial inbox for content matters and a general inbox for business, so the two stay apart.

Observer voice

Pages describe how a mechanism works and let the reader judge. Where there is genuine disagreement among practitioners, the page presents the competing readings rather than asserting one verdict.

Corrections

Mechanism pages are living documents: when a rule or figure changes, the page is corrected in place and its audit date is updated. Articles carry a dated correction note when a material error is fixed. To report a correction, write to editorial@asiamarketwire.com with the page title and the specific point.