Fraying transatlantic ties will cost companies dearly

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe is tallying the potential cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The trade war will fray ties between the world’s two most closely bound continents, unstitching some of the trillions of dollars of sales by … Read more

Aston Martin still in drive to survive

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Aston Martin Lagonda has surely faced more obstacles on its road to profitability than James Bond while driving its supercars. The fictional spy’s favourite carmaker is raising £125mn and confirmed its year-end expectations of profitability. … Read more

The rise of the trophy SWF

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Danantara, the new sovereign wealth fund in Indonesia, is a project of surpassing ambition. Taking possession of $900bn in public assets, it will divert about 0.6 per cent of GDP a year from the state … Read more