OREANDA-NEWSIn October 2019, Russia increased the volume of investments in American government securities compared to September by $ 622 million to $ 10.697 billion. Such data are contained in materials published on Monday by the US Treasury.

Long-term bonds accounted for $ 2.57 billion, and short-term - $ 8.127 billion. In the spring of 2018, Russia began to sharply reduce investments in the US public debt. So, in April last year, they decreased from $ 96 billion to $ 48.7 billion, and in May - to $ 14.9 billion.

In August 2019, for the first time since February, Russia increased its investments in U.S. government securities to $ 9.3 billion. Japan remains the largest holder of US government securities with $ 1.16 trillion. The second place is occupied by China, which has been leading for a long time, with $ 1.1 trillion. Securities issued by the US Treasury Department. They are owned by both American and foreign legal entities and individuals, companies, foundations and private investors.