Turkey Tariffs
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Erdogan blames ‘economic terrorists on social media’ for Turkey’s lira woesTurkey's president is blaming a "network of treason" on social media for the plunging value of the lira against the U.S. dollar.PoliticsAug 13, 2018
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Why the Turkish lira is tumbling, and why other economies are worriedNew U.S. sanctions against Turkey have hit the country at a low point, driving its lira down and sparking questions about how it might affect the rest of the world.EconomyAug 13, 2018
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U.S. set deadline for Turkey to release pastor, says Turkish presidentTurkey's president said that the U.S. gave his country a deadline to release an imprisoned pastor, or face economic sanctions.PoliticsAug 12, 2018
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Turkey’s currency drops after Trump announces hikes on aluminum, steel tariffsThe lira tumbled 13 per cent in one day, to 6.51 per dollar, a massive move after Trump tweeted that he had authorized the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs.MoneyAug 10, 2018
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