“Fake news media is doing everything in their power to cause the collapse of the economy, because they think that it will be bad for me and for my re-election,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

At the same time, he expressed confidence that such actions will not affect the American economy, which is "too strong."

“We will soon win a big victory in trade, everyone knows that, including China!” Said the President of the United States.

On August 14, US stock indices fell by 3% during the auction amid investors' concerns about a possible recession due to a drop in the yield on 10-year US government bonds.