Russia sharply increased its investments in US bonds

Russian Investments in US Treasury bonds (US Treasuries) increased in April 2020 from 80% and reached $6.85 billion, to the report of the U.S. Treasury.

of this amount, $2,84 billion occurred in short-term securities and $4,014 billion in long-term, reports RIA “Novosti”.

Thus, in April, Russia began to buy U.S. bonds, after March, more than three times reduced the volume of investments in U.S. national debt — from $12.58 billion in February, said TASS.

the most Russian investment in US bonds was in 2010, when volume reached $170 billion, reminds Lenta.ru.

Meanwhile, the largest holder of us debt in April, the 11th consecutive month — remained Japan, while reducing their US Treasuries portfolio by $5.7 billion to $1 trillion and 266 billion.

Second place in this “rating” is China ($1 trillion 72.8 bn), and closes the three leaders of the United Kingdom with $368,5 billion, said “Finmarket”.

In General, the volume of investments of non-residents in US Treasuries decreased in April by $44.7 billion to $6 trillion of 765.6 billion.

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