Williams said the Fed will adjust reserve-management purchase operations as needed.

The State Council appointed Yue Xiuhu as deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission; Zhang Guangjun as vice minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Luo Tianshu as deputy director of the State Taxation Administration; and Hu Jinyang as deputy director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. It removed Guan Zhiou from the post of national chief inspector for natural resources and Bian Zhigang from the post of deputy director of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

市场消息：委内瑞拉地震死亡人数升至至少188人，另有1520人受伤、200人被困。