mass media: Russia found "Achilles heel" of the US economy

Russia deliberately "attacking the Achilles heel of the US", starting to get rid of US securities, the magazine writes Business Insider.

According to the author's material, April and May 2018 , Moscow has reduced the assets in US government loan bonds with 96 to 15 billion. dollars, which led to a rise in interest rates in the country. This circumstance displeases American President.

Interest rates rise today, it hurts all that, what we have achieved, recently wrote Donald Trump in his "Twitter".

he noted, expensive loans that hinder the growth of the national economy. And this was the main election promises Trump.

According to the newspaper, Moscow has been a lot of reasons to give up US securities. Constant expansion of the anti-Russian sanctions have caused the Kremlin's fears, that the restrictions may affect trade and US bonds.

The reduction of assets in US securities also allows the government of the Russian Federation to strengthen the ruble and to diversify foreign exchange reserves, referred to in Article.

Besides, Russia continues to persistently accumulate gold - only in recent months, inventories rose 37 tons and totaled 1900 tonnes, adds the author.

However, an even greater danger is China: if it starts to get rid of US securities, the negative consequences for the US economy could be severe, the paper concludes.