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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative stated that it has launched 60 "Section 301" investigations.

South Korean Presidential Office: French President Macron will visit South Korea from April 2 to 3 and hold summit talks.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening down 0.52% and the Hang Seng Technology Index opening down 0.42%; Li Auto (02015.HK) opened down 1.71% after the results.

According to the Associated Press report on the 12th, U.S. officials said that there were at least five crew members on board the U.S. tanker plane that crashed in Iraq. The casualties are currently unclear.

French President Macron: We have many soldiers injured.

French President Macron: A French soldier was killed in Erbil, Iraq.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in central Türkiye.

Australian Energy Minister: This move will allow the release of up to 762 million liters of gasoline and diesel from Australia’s domestic petroleum reserves.

Australian Energy Minister: The government will allow fuel companies to reduce inventory holdings.

Australia's Energy Minister: Will respond to fuel supply chain disruptions by releasing up to 20% of benchmark minimum stock obligations for petrol and diesel.

Australian Energy Minister: Minimum stockpiling obligations for diesel and fuel will be adjusted.

According to a Reuters survey, the median expectation shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to raise the benchmark interest rate to 4.35% by the end of 2026 (the February survey was 3.85%).

According to a Reuters survey: 23 out of 30 economists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise the benchmark interest rate to 4.10% on March 17.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: This short-term measure only applies to oil already in transit and will not bring significant financial benefits to the Russian government.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: To expand the global coverage of existing supplies, the U.S. Treasury Department is providing a temporary authorization to allow countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea.

According to the website of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the United States has issued a new general license involving Russia.

According to CBS: The United States opened fire on an Iranian ship because it came too close to the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 25.00 points, or 0.29%, on Friday, March 13, to 8604.00 points.

U.S. police said in response to an attack on a synagogue in Michigan that officers had dismissed the threat. The FBI said it was taking the lead in investigating the targeted violence.

According to CBS: A US KC-135 aircraft crashed in western Iraq with 6 crew members on board. Another KC-135 was hit but eventually landed in Israel.