Lira Plunges as Turkey’s New Economy Team Pulls Back Defense

  • Currency has weakened 12 straight days after vote last month
  • Market pricing expectations of return to orthodox management
Shoppers at a local bazaar in Izmir, Turkey.Photographer: Moe Zoyari/Bloomberg
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Turkey’s lira plunged to a record low as state-run lenders temporarily halted dollar sales, in a sign the new economic team is abandoning a costly intervention strategy as part of an expectedBloomberg Terminal turn toward more conventional policies.