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It is the lowest level for the country since February last year.
"We absolutely do not hold American securities exclusively. The main thing is that these securities should be liquid. So should be the state that issued them," said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in an interview with NTV this week.
Russia also invests in the securities of European countries.
"We are ready to invest in the securities issued by other sovereign states, the main thing is that they should be low-risk and accordingly bring income,"Siluanov said.
China also sold nearly $17 billion in American bonds in January. Although Beijing is still the largest holder of US Treasuries, the total amount of Treasuries in its reserves has dropped to a minimum since July last year.
One of the largest investors in US government bonds remains the Cayman Islands. The small tax-friendly country has invested almost $242 billion in the American debt, on par with a holder as large as the United Kingdom.
The third-largest buyer of American debt is Ireland, investing $327.5 billion in US debt securities. Ireland is also considered a tax haven for American companies, and was involved in the Apple Inc. tax scandal.
It is also announced that China is going to buy oil without dollars. Offering in exchange their own currency (yuan) in a version backed by gold. So sellers could exchange this yuan for real gold. This event is expected to threaten very seriously the circulation of dollars in the world. Having a direct impact in the US economy and general value of the “dollar” as a currency. Even a senior politician/officer in the US unofficially said they are getting ready to “kill the dollar”. I assume they know the debt is not payable. So sooner or later a collapse is expected. Better to for them to trigger it, so it happens when they are ready to deal with the consequences. That ain't good.