Economics
Lira Crash Spurs First Central Bank Intervention Since 2014
- Turkey central bank sold foreign currency to support lira
- Lira initially rallied on the news, then pared the advance
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Turkey’s central bank fought to shore up the plunging lira, directly intervening in foreign-exchange markets for the first time in seven years.