Financial Times

The rating

Center: Sources that prioritize neutral reporting and balanced viewpoints.

Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.

The rating covers Financial Times’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. This outlet is based outside the United States and is placed relative to the American political spectrum. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?

Rating history

• Rated CenterSep 27, 2026

  Opening rating on the five-point spectrum

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• 17 hr ago

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