... (compared to $3.58 a year ago). Key drivers include high transaction volumes on Mastercard cards due to active consumer spending and travel: cross-border transactions and associated income from fees have been growing steadily at double-digit rates. Investors will compare Mastercard's results with recent data from Visa: their competitor is also seeing business growth, but Mastercard may exceed expectations due to market share in Europe and the commercial payments segment. Attention will be on comments regarding consumer spending trends across different regions ...

... become a base asset for many cryptocurrency-related bank cards and payment applications: users can spend their USDC through Visa/Mastercard, automatically converting it to dollars when making payments. Thus, USD Coin serves as a bridge between the crypto ... ... USDC could benefit from the adoption of specific laws regarding stablecoins: if the legal framework is favorable, institutional investors and companies may begin to use such tokens even more actively for settlements and fund storage. Circle also plans to ...

... is one of the largest economies in the world, and military conflict would impact global supply chains and financial markets (investors shy away from risk, pulling capital out of the region amid the threat of war). Oil prices rise in anticipation of supply ... ... agreements to prevent incidents on the border (a hotline between the military, meetings of commanders), and increasing the number of visas for citizens. Gradually, discussions could evolve toward key issues—most importantly, Kashmir. Many experts view the formalization ...