Visa Inc.

Mastercard Incorporated

Publicis Groupe S.A.

Capgemini SE

Since the beginning of this year, European officials and businessmen have been actively calling for the creation of their own alternatives to the American payment systems Visa and Mastercard. This topic is "fueled" by the cooling of relations between the US and the EU. To reduce dependence, the EU plans to launch its analog of international payment systems based on the digital euro. A representative of the ECB and an assistant to a MEP told Oninvest the details of this work.

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ASML Holding N.V.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Tehran demands legalization of navigation fees in the Strait of Hormuz

Oil collapses, luxury rally, dollar falls: Trump's agreement with Iran has roiled markets

The European Union<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-pitched-turkey-join-its-payments-system-envoy-says-2026-03-19/"> has offered</a> Turkey<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-pitched-turkey-join-its-payments-system-envoy-says-2026-03-19/"> to</a> join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The proposal was made during an<a href="https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/commissioner-kos-turkiye-strengthen-regional-cooperation-and-connectivity-2026-02-05_en"> official visit to</a> Ankara by EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Marta Kos in early February. How will the implementation of European banking standards in Turkey proceed if Ankara agrees, and how will it affect Russians?

"Unsuitable country": how Turkey's entry into the euro payments zone will affect Russians

With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the commodity crisis forced many investors to revise their economic forecasts and look for safe havens. All of this has had a direct impact on the currency market. Gleb Nazarenko, CEO of Astero Falcon, wrote which ones showed resilience in the crisis, and which ones were among the victims.

The dollar has strengthened since the start of the war in the Middle East. What other currencies have gone up? 

Currency strategists are betting on the dollar weakening against the euro soon, a Reuters poll showed

Protective asset No. 1: dollar nears record rally for the year due to Iran crisis

Investors seek refuge from uncertainty in the dollar and gold

4-year record oil price rise due to war in Middle East slows to 6%

BAE Systems plc

Volkswagen AG

Siemens Limited

Amid capital outflows from the US, the bank is building up positions in Europe, Japan and emerging markets

JPMorgan booked gains on defense stocks and named new favorites

The US is threatening European countries with duties because of Greenland, the EU is preparing countermeasures worth tens of billions of euros and discussing the launch of an "anti-coercive mechanism", while the markets are reacting with a rise in gold and silver. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 19.

Highlights for the morning: billionaires break records, EU prepares measures against US over Greenland

The SOFIX index is up 18% YTD and near its highest level in almost 20 years

Bulgarian stocks were the world's best performers in terms of growth in 2026. What is the reason?

Saab AB

RENK Group AG

Rheinmetall AG

Industrial giants Saab, Rheinmetall and Renk were among the leaders of the decline

Ukraine peace talks drive down European defense stocks

Next week, the European Council will revisit discussions on how it should use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. The topic jeopardizes confidence in the euro, economists warn. But Sergey Romanchuk, a financier and member of ACI's Foreign Exchange Committee, believes that the market is not taking this threat seriously yet. There are four reasons for this.