Argentine banks were hampered by the government's decision to tie the peso to the U.S. dollar at a rate of one O A. caused inflation in the Argentine economy to greatly increase and subsequently decrease the purchasin B. caused the Argentine public to lose faith in the ability of the Argentine currency to retain its value. C. encouraged faith in the banking system and resulted in the public depositing large sums into Argentine O D. prevented the central bank from acting as the lender of last resort during a banking panic