Turkey lira slumps to record lows over US sanctions

The Turkish lira on Wednesday slumped to record lows of 5.0 against the dollar as the US hit Turkey's justice and interior ministers with sanctions over the case of an American pastor on trial for terror-related charges. Before his move home last week, Brunson, who led a Protestant church in the Aegean city of Izmir, had spent nearly two years in jail. It then hit 5.0 again after the official announcement from the White House.

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