Argentine peso falls despite new economy chief's vow to stabilise it
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will stand by the fiscal targets it has agreed with the International Monetary Fund and work to stabilise the peso, the country's new treasury minister said on Tuesday in remarks that failed to stop the currency's sharp recent slide. Minutes after being sworn in by President Mauricio Macri, Treasury Minister Hernan Lacunza told reporters the government will stick with the goal of erasing its primary fiscal deficit this year, despite a series of spending..