The low interest rate is intended to spur investment and consumer spending, which represents about two-thirds of the US economy.
The long-term low interest rate will, however, impair the greenback's position, said experts. After the Fed decision was announced, the US Dollar Index, or DXY-a key gauge that reflects the US dollar's position in the foreign exchange market-shed 0.14 percent to 92.95 on Wednesday.
The long-awaited high-speed rail link to Zhanjiang - the Jiangmen-Zhanjiang Railway - was met with universal acclaim during a trial run for the public last Saturday. Officials said it looks set to provide the coastal city in Southern China's Guangdong province with a hefty economic boost.
The main priority for Venezuela is economic recovery, the president said, adding that he is dedicating his main efforts to guaranteeing peace and overcoming the country's economic woes.
The letter, released on Thursday, urged Trump to "stay the course on your path of countering" China, claiming Beijing "imperils the US" and does not recognize the existing international order.
The local government also curbed car emissions to reduce pollution, and implemented a new license plate lottery policy at the end of last year to reduce the number of new plates available to car buyers.
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The loading of corpses by forklift trucks has been observed at Brooklyn Hospital Center. A makeshift morgue has been built outside Bellevue Hospital and other hospitals, like Lenox Hill in Manhattan.
The logo of Sinohydro Corpis seen on a building in Beijing. [Photo/VCG]
The legislation now faces an uphill battle in the Senate and a possible veto by the White House.
The local elections came a day after the first anniversary of the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who put into force in 1976 the current political electoral system, defended by the Cuban authorities as "democratic and transparent".