NWG · story · 29 October
NatWest Group · 9 headlines from 9 outlets, on 29 October 2026.
The Budget lifted the bank surcharge by less than feared and bank shares jumped.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
London Business News is the largest at 9.2, ahead of Yahoo Finance (8.3). Portfolio Adviser is the smallest at 3.3.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| London Business News | 9.2 |
| Yahoo Finance | 8.3 |
| This is Money | 8.3 |
| Sharecast | 8.3 |
| Proactive financial news | 7.5 |
| Reuters | 6.7 |
| BigGo Finance | 5.8 |
| MarketBeat | 4.2 |
| Portfolio Adviser | 3.3 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| London Business News | 1 | +9.2 |
| Yahoo Finance | 1 | +8.3 |
| This is Money | 1 | +8.3 |
| Sharecast | 1 | +8.3 |
| Proactive financial news | 1 | +7.5 |
| Reuters | 1 | +6.7 |
| BigGo Finance | 1 | +5.8 |
| MarketBeat | 1 | +4.2 |
| Portfolio Adviser | 1 | +3.3 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +9.2 | Named among lenders whose shares surged on softer tax. |
| +8.3 | Shares seen as better placed following the fiscal statement. |
| +8.3 | Share prices rose as the tax impact was milder than expected. |
| +8.3 | Bank stocks climbed as the surcharge came in lower. |
| +7.5 | Sector relieved the levy rise was below the worst case. |
| +6.7 | Bank levy rise milder than lenders had braced for. |
| +5.8 | Sector tax increase smaller than expected, a relief for UK lenders. |
| +4.2 | Shares opened higher, though on a minor over-the-counter listing. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +3.3 | Surcharge increase described, though framed as giving banks room. |
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