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
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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 expected turn toward more conventional policies.