On Fox News, the journalist asked the minister about the "disappearance" of printed money for this amount. At the same time, the presenter did not explain how he came to this assessment.
“A significant part of these hundred-dollar banknotes literally lies idle in bank cells around the world,” Mnuchin quoted RIA Novosti as saying.
According to the minister, many people want to have dollars in their hands, since the dollar is the reserve currency all over the world.
He added that it is safe to keep savings in dollars.
According to the agency, the media previously reported that central banks annually inject up to $ 100 billion of electronic money into the economy, while similar amounts of cash “disappear from circulation”.
On August 6, the US Treasury Department recognized China as a currency-manipulating country.