morning daily newspaper published in London that has had strong influence on the financial policies of the British government. It is known as one of England's (United Kingdom) superior daily newspapers.

Founded in 1888 by James Sheridan and his brother, the Financial Times competed for many years with four other finance-oriented papers, finally in 1945 absorbing the last of these, the Financial News (founded in 1884). The Financial Times has specialized in reporting business and financial news while maintaining an independent editorial outlook. On occasion it has attacked the financial policies of the British government. Circulation of the Financial Times is said to be one of the world's highest among financial newspapers, second only to that of The Wall Street Journal. Printed as a broadsheet on distinctive pink paper, the Financial Times is the only paper in England providing full daily reports on the London Stock Exchange and world markets.