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Greenback breaks new record against lira during holiday

The markets in Turkey are closed due to the ongoing Eid al-Adha holiday, but the U.S. dollar's rise against the Turkish Lira continued for another day on Sept. 24, breaking a historic record at 3.0738 liras per dollar as the forex trade continued at the international markets.

The holiday in Turkey started Sept. 23 in the afternoon. 

Fed begins two-day meeting, result seen too close to call

The Federal Reserve began a two-day policy meeting on Sept.16 with economists evenly split on whether Sept.17 will see the first official U.S. interest rate rise since 2006.

The decision by the U.S. central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is expected on Sept.17 at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT). 

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