Global Markets: Turkey’s currency plunges

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Published: August 10, 2018

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada

WINNIPEG, Aug 10 (CNS) – Canadian retailers are throwing
cold water on an agreement by Visa and MasterCard to slash their
fees for credit card transactions. Many merchants say the move
is not enough to outweigh the pricey costs they’re being saddled
with. The two credit companies agreed to lower the average
annual interchange rate by 10 basis points to 1.4 per cent on
cards. The new rate doesn’t take effect until 2020.
Turkey’s currency is plummeting due to political unrest in

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