As soon as Leandro Diana woke up on Tuesday, he reached for his phone like many Argentines on the first business day after the election victory of President-elect Javier Milei. The 26-year-old Diana, who owns a hardware store with his father in Villa Crespo, is among many Argentines who watch the exchange rate of the peso with the U.S. dollar. It has become a widely watched barometer of the nation’s economic health, and is top of mind for millions of Argentines coping with triple-digit inflation. (AP Video/Mauricio Cuevas) (Nov. 21).
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