Dollar opens falling, with oil and pricing on the radar

a Accumulated for the week: -0.53%; Accumulated for the month: -1.53%; Accumulated for the year: -7.38%. ?Ibovespa

Accumulated for the week: +1.59%; Accumulated for the month: +2.59%; Accumulated for the year: +9.53%. Understand what makes the price of the dollar rise or fall New US tax is announced The United States announced this Thursday (23) the application of a new tariff on imports from around 60 trading partners, including Brazil. The rates vary between 10% and 12.5% ??and came into effect at 0:01 am this Friday (24), Washington time. According to the American government, the decision is the result of an investigation conducted based on Section 301 of the US Trade Law. The investigation concluded that these countries adopt trade practices considered unfair because they do not prohibit or adequately monitor the import of goods produced with forced labor. "The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century and strictly enforces it. It is past time for our trading partners to do the same," said U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. "Today's action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and a distorted business practice, contributing to improving the well-being of workers around the world." The American government has adopted two types of tariffs: Countries that have adopted measures to prohibit this practice will be subject to the 10% tariff. Those who did not implement these restrictions were subject to the 12.5% ??rate — which is the case in Brazil. The topic has already been widely refuted by the Brazilian government. Last week, the Minister of the Environment, João Paulo Capobianco, stated that the arguments are "absolutely unfounded" and "untrue", reiterating that the Brazilian export system goes through a rigorous system of environmental inspection and control. Last week, the USA had already confirmed an additional 25% tariff on part of Brazilian products exported to the country. The measure was announced after an investigation by the Donald Trump administration concluded that Brazil adopts practices that "encumber or restrict" trade with the USA. READ MORE Trump's tariffs: see the chronology and what the new tariffs look like for Brazil Is forced labor a pretext? What's behind the new US tariff Itamaraty sees cumulative US tariffs and assesses that negotiations were to 'comply with the schedule' Tariff: minister says the 12.5% ??tariff is 'undue' and based on facts that are not real New tensions in the Middle East The US Armed Forces carry out attacks on Iran on Thursday (23) for the 13th night in a row. "US forces began another night of strikes against Iranian military targets at 6:45 pm ET today. This is the 13th consecutive night of strikes designed to hold Iran accountable and reduce threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping," reads a post from US Central Command (Centcom). The Iranian press reported explosions in the city of Ahvaz, in the south of the country, besides Bandar Abbas and Qeshm, frequent targets of American bombings. United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is seriously considering resuming major combat operations in Iran. "They haven't felt enough pain yet. I'm considering a massive attack. Bigger than any before. I'm close to making a decision. Everything is ready," he said. An Iranian military spokesman stated that the United States has been using weapons that it had never used before against Iranian territory. In an interview with Iranian radio, General Abolfazl Shekarchi stated that Washington is mobilizing "all the capabilities, all the weapons and all the predictions" that it had accumulated for the Third World War against the country. "All the weapons that were tested in the world, but never used in any war, were used against the Islamic Republic. Every capability, every weapon, every contingency plan that the Americans had planned and stockpiled for World War III — to confront the world's major powers — everything was brought to the battlefield," he said. In addition to the conflict between the US and Iran, however, attacks in the Red Sea are also on the radar. Iran's Houthi allies