President Trump Orders Tariffs On Turkish Steel And Aluminium Over The Treatment Of A U.S. Pastor

I have just authorized a doubling of Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum with respect to Turkey as their currency, the Turkish Lira, slides rapidly downward against our very strong Dollar! Aluminum will now be 20% and Steel 50%. Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2018

The Guardian: Turkey's economic crisis deepens as Trump doubles tariffs

US president tweets: ‘Our relations with Turkey are not good at this time!’

Turkey’s unfolding economic crisis has deepened further after Donald Trump announced a doubling of US import tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium, deepening the country’s currency freefall and rattling financial markets.

The Turkish lira plunged by more than 17% against the dollar after the president announced the move, amid a widening dispute between Washington and Ankara over the imprisonment of the US pastor Andrew Brunson.

Pressure has been applied on the country in recent days to stage an emergency interest rate rise to avert further economic damage.

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WNU Editor: These tariffs are going to hit Turkey hard. Turkey is already experiencing hard economic times from Erdogan's economic and financial policies, this is just

another nail in the Turkish economy.

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