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Argentina’s peso plunges as leftist named economy minister

President Alberto Fernandez swears-in his new Economy Minister Silvina Batakis at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina´s new Economy Minister Silvina Batakis smiles before being sworn into office at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 4, 2022. Batakis will replace Martín Guzmán who quit unexpectedly Saturday, posting a seven-page resignation letter on Twitter. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Roman, 28, from Colombia, plays the violin inside the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 4, 2022. Argentina's new Economy Minister Silvina Batakis will replace Martín Guzmán who quit unexpectedly Saturday, posting a seven-page resignation letter on Twitter. ( AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Photographed through a fence, a worker cleans the entrance of the government house, hours before Argentine President Alberto Fernandez swears-in his new Economy Minister Silvina Batakis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 4, 2022. Batakis replaces Martin Guzman who quit unexpectedly Saturday, posting his seven-page resignation letter on Twitter. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina’s peso plunges as leftist named economy minister