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Regional news pressure

The percentage of unique, dated stories in the 72 hours ending at the feed’s displayed fetch time whose headline or short excerpt matches a tension keyword. Categories cover conflict, trade restrictions, energy or shipping disruption, and cyber or infrastructure threats. A story can match several categories; it counts once in the overall percentage.

A reading requires at least 8 stories from 3 publishers. Below that threshold, the map shows limited coverage. Colour bands are 0–24% lower pressure, 25–49% watch, 50–74% elevated and 75–100% intense. These are descriptive coverage bands, not statistically calibrated risk levels. Undated and older reporting is excluded. Publisher selection, duplicated reporting across outlets, tagging errors and incomplete coverage can influence the result.

Financial stress

The official OFR index combines 33 financial-market variables into a global measure. Zero corresponds to the historical average; positive readings indicate above-average stress, and negative readings below-average stress. The five component values contribute to the total; rounding can create small differences. The figures are published daily with a two-business-day lag and may be revised.

Financial readings older than 7 calendar days are marked out of date. A failed refresh preserves the dated saved release. Neither indicator estimates the probability of conflict, predicts investment returns, or tells you whether an investment is safe. This dashboard is for learning and monitoring, not investment advice.