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Recently, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it would maintain its current interest rate levels while closely monitoring the policy moves of major economies, including the United States, before cautiously deciding on further rate hikes.

The White House's statement said that starting from April 2nd, the United States may impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported from any country that directly or indirectly imports Venezuelan oil.

The U.S. unilateral tariff increase on Chinese goods is a blatant violation of the Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) principle under the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Dow and BASF have petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to impose anti-dumping duties on diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) imported from China.

The 25th edition of the RSL is updated to reflect changes or additions to laws and regulations that restrict or ban the use of certain chemicals in finished apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textiles.