Handelsblatt

Handelsblatt is listed as Center on Crosswire: like most business and financial dailies it is read across the political spectrum, with an editorial line defined more by markets than by party politics. In Germany, taz is listed as Left-leaning, while BILD and Die Welt are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Handelsblatt beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read Handelsblatt beside another title from Germany and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Business dailies rank stories by market consequence rather than political salience, so Handelsblatt will often lead on something the general press buries — and describe the same policy in the language of cost and risk rather than fairness. Because Handelsblatt is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning Germany title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.