Europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week
Also in this newsletter: Candidate for ECB vice-presidency urges action against tariff ‘structural shock’
Investors pull billions from private credit funds
Plus, Europe’s unaffordable pensions, Lebanese bond rally and Nan Goldin at the Gagosian
EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat
Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos
FirstFT: EU weighs €93bn tariffs amid Trump’s Greenland threat
Also in today’s newsletter: Europe-Belarus ties and a $19bn hedge fund return
Transcript: EU readies retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat
Victoria Craig speaks to Camilla Hodgson and Mercedes Ruehl
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Is Venezuela’s ‘compliant’ new regime sustainable?
The acting president says she is staying true to her socialist roots while trying to meet the demands of the Trump administration
How could Trump’s Greenland tariffs hit individual EU countries?
Analysts say precedents already exist but implementation could be difficult in practice
The deadly force of floods and the welcome return of wolves — new environment books
Titles explore unheeded lessons from a 1950s climate disaster, the carbon blame game, a guide for environmental optimists, and the rapidly changing face of the Arctic
Europe risks driving Belarus closer to Putin, says freed opposition leader
Maria Kalesnikava says isolation will push nation closer to Russia, in her first comments since being released from prison
Trump’s attack on the Fed should galvanise the GOP
The investigation of Jay Powell should be the final straw for Senate Republicans who have avoided criticising the president
UK taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider
National Wealth Fund, NatWest and Lloyds make move after unsuccessful attempt to sell Gigaclear
The Asian migrant workers propping up Greenland’s economy
Arctic island desired by Donald Trump has a shaky economy reliant on Denmark, fishing and foreign labour
Maduro ousting boosts demand for Latin America political risk cover
Insurers split on whether Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela will increase or reduce investor risk
Carlsberg’s ‘core’ beer brands drop to less than half of sales for first time
But CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen says diversification is just ‘building moats’ around the central business
Nationality is no longer irrelevant for global CEOs
Foreign-born executives are more exposed in an era of harder borders and political pressures
Will lion’s mane improve my attention span?
We ask the experts whether the fungus is really the brain-boosting supplement it’s touted to be
How to speak Davosian — for beginners
The phrases you might hear at this year’s World Economic Forum . . . and what they really mean
Gen Z protests show level of youth frustration
Exasperated by lack of opportunity and freedoms, young people across the globe are resorting to direct action
How long should a fashion show be?
Why runway shows — and the collections they present — seem only to be getting longer
Hot property: five homes for sale in Edinburgh
From a California-inspired home by an eco-pioneer architect to a Georgian town house near the Royal Botanic Garden — either could play host to a Burns Night celebration
Norway’s oil fund defends push to water down net zero
Global warming means hope of limiting increase to 1.5C is now ‘unrealistic’, says NBIM’s head of governance
A long history of reinvention on the Davos ‘magic mountain’
From sanatoriums to skiing and then conference centre for the world elite, the resort has adapted to many kinds of visitor