IBOV 177,866 ▲ 2.97% IPSA 11,057 ▲ 0.28% IPC MEX 66,496 ▲ 0.59% MERVAL 3,280,224 ▲ 2.43% COLCAP 2,307.67 ▲ 0.65% BVL PERÚ 56,194.27 ▲ 1.29% USD/BRL 5.11 — 0.00% USD/MXN17.48▲ 0.05% USD/CLP923.90▼ 0.41% USD/COP3,237▼ 0.27% USD/PEN3.41▲ 0.44% USD/ARS1,487▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.22▲ 1.37% USD/PYG6,055▲ 1.45% USD/BOB10.14▲ 4.01% USD/DOP58.61▲ 0.22% USD/CRC448.82▲ 1.41% USD/GTQ7.63▲ 2.31% USD/HNL26.72▲ 0.09% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES719.54▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD158.09▲ 0.40% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.44% EUR/BRL5.84▲ 0.38% BRENT 77.74 ▲ 2.28% WTI 72.93 ▲ 2.13% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.27 ▲ 0.55% GOLD 4,086 ▼ 0.43% SILVER 59.29 ▼ 0.88% SOY 1,195 ▼ 0.15% CORN 465.75 ▲ 6.34% WHEAT 638.25 ▲ 0.99% COFFEE 314.80 ▼ 8.22% SUGAR 14.71 ▼ 1.14% ORANGE JUICE 143.25 ▼ 4.44% COTTON 80.98 ▲ 1.33% COCOA 5,799 ▼ 2.03% BEEF 230.55 ▼ 2.00% CATTLE 354.60 ▼ 0.44% LITHIUM 72.32 ▼ 0.69% PETR4 39.65 ▲ 1.12% VALE3 74.18 ▲ 1.41% ITUB4 44.30 ▲ 4.02% BBDC4 18.86 ▲ 4.78% ABEV3 15.82 ▲ 0.64% BBAS3 20.58 ▲ 2.90% B3SA3 15.42 ▲ 4.26% WEGE3 46.51 ▲ 1.68% PRIO3 55.45 ▼ 0.29% SUZB3 41.55 ▲ 1.27% RENT3 41.10 ▲ 4.31% AZZA3 19.10 ▲ 3.47% CSAN3 4.07 ▲ 5.44% RAIZ4 0.35 ▼ 5.41% PCAR3 2.73 ▼ 1.09% GMAT3 3.97 ▲ 1.02% PSSA3 54.97 ▲ 3.04% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.97 ▲ 3.12% SLCE3 14.02 ▲ 1.67% NATU3 8.68 ▲ 2.60% BRKM5 6.63 ▲ 4.25% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 1.91% CSNA3 5.18 ▲ 7.92% CMIN3 5.23 ▲ 8.28% USIM5 8.45 ▲ 1.20% GGBR4 23.01 ▲ 2.36% ENEV3 27.55 ▲ 5.15% CPFE3 47.87 ▲ 3.41% CMIG4 11.38 ▲ 2.71% EQTL3 40.91 ▲ 3.54% LREN3 14.62 ▲ 3.32% VIVT3 35.75 ▲ 3.62% RAIL3 14.36 ▲ 4.44% KLABIN 17.54 ▲ 0.80% RAIA DROGASIL 18.77 ▲ 3.53% RDOR3 36.02 ▲ 2.48% HAPV3 10.60 ▲ 5.26% FLRY3 16.42 ▲ 4.25% SMTO3 16.37 ▲ 1.99% UGPA3 30.71 ▲ 2.03% VBBR3 33.00 ▲ 2.80% BBSE3 40.35 ▲ 2.72% BPAC11 58.73 ▲ 5.48% CURY3 34.21 ▲ 4.62% AERI3 2.09 ▲ 1.46% VIVARA 23.53 ▲ 4.21% COMPASS 25.50 ▲ 3.32% VAMOS 3.06 ▲ 3.38% SANB11 27.62 ▲ 5.22% ASAI3 8.87 ▲ 4.85% SBSP3 31.11 ▲ 3.70% WALMEX 49.31 ▲ 0.59% GMEXICO 198.62 ▲ 1.68% FEMSA 223.20 ▲ 0.37% CEMEX 21.82 ▲ 0.51% GFNORTE 186.51 ▲ 0.63% BIMBO 56.06 ▲ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.74 ▲ 2.63% AMX 22.70 ▲ 0.27% GAP 412.01 ▼ 0.41% ASUR 285.12 ▲ 0.53% OMA 235.73 ▼ 0.95% KOF 182.08 ▲ 0.65% GRUMA 282.99 ▲ 0.14% KIMBER 38.13 ▼ 0.81% SQM-B 67,750 ▼ 1.95% COPEC 6,139 ▲ 1.98% BSANTANDER 79.00 ▲ 1.94% FALABELLA 5,905 ▲ 0.92% ENELAM 85.40 ▲ 1.47% CENCOSUD 2,045 ▼ 0.55% CMPC 1,109 ▲ 1.32% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▲ 1.01% LATAM AIR 26.26 ▼ 0.53% YPF 74,450 ▼ 1.75% GGAL 8,350 ▲ 5.96% PAMPA 5,185 ▼ 0.38% TXAR 671.00 ▲ 0.98% ALUAR 978.00 ▲ 0.98% TGS 9,610 ▲ 3.22% CEPU 2,405 ▲ 3.89% MIRGOR 17,375 ▲ 1.02% COME 45.90 ▲ 1.06% LOMA NEGRA 3,583 ▲ 2.43% BYMA 314.00 ▲ 1.37% TELECOM ARG 4,248 ▲ 3.09% ECOPETROL 15.59 ▲ 1.27% BANCOLOMBIA 82.95 ▲ 2.50% GRUPO AVAL 5.08 ▲ 1.20% CREDICORP 400.81 ▲ 2.27% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.83 ▲ 0.80% BUENAVENTURA 30.00 ▲ 1.52% MERCADOLIBRE 1,852 ▲ 2.46% NUBANK 13.76 ▲ 0.66% XP 16.92 ▲ 3.11% PAGSEGURO 9.25 ▲ 2.78% STONE 11.21 ▲ 2.28% GLOBANT 29.96 ▼ 4.25% TECNOGLASS 43.90 ▲ 1.76% GAP AIRPORT 235.64 ▲ 0.50% ASUR 285.12 ▲ 0.53% OMA AIRPORT 108.09 ▼ 0.22% AMX ADR 26.04 ▲ 0.77% FEMSA ADR 127.70 ▲ 0.55% CEMEX ADR 12.48 ▲ 0.89% PETROBRAS ADR 17.32 ▲ 1.70% VALE ADR 14.46 ▲ 1.69% ITAU ADR 8.62 ▲ 4.11% SANTANDER BR 5.39 ▲ 4.86% AMBEV ADR 3.07 ▲ 0.99% CSN 1.01 ▲ 5.79% GERDAU 4.50 ▲ 2.04% LATAM ADR 56.45 ▼ 1.03% BTC 63,101 ▼ 1.03% ETH 1,788 ▼ 1.01% SOL 76.59 ▼ 0.37% XRP 1.08 ▼ 0.59% BNB 569.49 ▼ 0.78% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.09% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.29% AVAX 6.56 ▲ 2.47% LINK 7.99 — 0.00% DOT 0.83 ▼ 1.09% LTC 43.88 ▼ 0.20% BCH 238.40 ▼ 0.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.52% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.30% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.29% NEAR 1.92 ▲ 1.71% ATOM 1.55 ▼ 1.22% AAVE 95.50 ▼ 1.61% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 84.60 ▲ 0.88% EMBRAER ADR 66.01 ▲ 0.72% JBS 11.91 ▲ 1.53% JBS BDR 60.78 ▲ 1.22% MBRF3 15.55 ▲ 0.91% MBRFY 2.97 ▼ 1.00% INTER 5.82 ▲ 1.93% EGX 52,604 ▲ 0.66% USD/ZAR16.35▲ 0.15% USD/NGN 1,376 — 0.00% NIKKEI 67,243 ▼ 1.92% CSI300 4,695 ▼ 1.79% HSI 24,214 ▲ 0.16% NIFTY 24,229 ▲ 0.09% KOSPI 6,807 ▼ 8.95% JCI 6,024 ▲ 1.68% USD/JPY162.08▲ 0.22% USD/CNY6.77▼ 0.12% DAX 25,087 ▲ 0.08% CAC 8,341 ▲ 0.02% FTSE 10,503 ▲ 0.05% MIB 52,774 ▲ 0.30% IBEX 19,410 ▲ 0.13% STOXX 640.71 ▼ 0.06% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.34% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.06% SPX 7,575 ▲ 0.42% DJI 52,637 ▲ 0.29% NDX 29,825 ▲ 0.33% RUT 2,978 ▼ 0.49% TSX 35,305 ▲ 0.30% VIX 16.28 ▲ 8.32% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.17% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.66% IBOV 177,866 ▲ 2.97% IPSA 11,057 ▲ 0.28% IPC MEX 66,496 ▲ 0.59% MERVAL 3,280,224 ▲ 2.43% COLCAP 2,307.67 ▲ 0.65% BVL PERÚ 56,194.27 ▲ 1.29% USD/BRL 5.11 — 0.00% USD/MXN 17.48 ▲ 0.05% USD/CLP 923.90 ▼ 0.41% USD/COP 3,237 ▼ 0.27% USD/PEN 3.41 ▲ 0.44% USD/ARS 1,487 ▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.22 ▲ 1.37% USD/PYG 6,055 ▲ 1.45% USD/BOB 10.14 ▲ 4.01% USD/DOP 58.61 ▲ 0.22% USD/CRC 448.82 ▲ 1.41% USD/GTQ 7.63 ▲ 2.31% USD/HNL 26.72 ▲ 0.09% USD/NIO 36.62 — 0.00% USD/VES 719.54 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 158.09 ▲ 0.40% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.44% EUR/BRL 5.84 ▲ 0.38% BRENT 77.74 ▲ 2.28% WTI 72.93 ▲ 2.13% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.27 ▲ 0.55% GOLD 4,086 ▼ 0.43% SILVER 59.29 ▼ 0.88% SOY 1,195 ▼ 0.15% CORN 465.75 ▲ 6.34% WHEAT 638.25 ▲ 0.99% COFFEE 314.80 ▼ 8.22% SUGAR 14.71 ▼ 1.14% ORANGE JUICE 143.25 ▼ 4.44% COTTON 80.98 ▲ 1.33% COCOA 5,799 ▼ 2.03% BEEF 230.55 ▼ 2.00% CATTLE 354.60 ▼ 0.44% LITHIUM 72.32 ▼ 0.69% PETR4 39.65 ▲ 1.12% VALE3 74.18 ▲ 1.41% ITUB4 44.30 ▲ 4.02% BBDC4 18.86 ▲ 4.78% ABEV3 15.82 ▲ 0.64% BBAS3 20.58 ▲ 2.90% B3SA3 15.42 ▲ 4.26% WEGE3 46.51 ▲ 1.68% PRIO3 55.45 ▼ 0.29% SUZB3 41.55 ▲ 1.27% RENT3 41.10 ▲ 4.31% AZZA3 19.10 ▲ 3.47% CSAN3 4.07 ▲ 5.44% RAIZ4 0.35 ▼ 5.41% PCAR3 2.73 ▼ 1.09% GMAT3 3.97 ▲ 1.02% PSSA3 54.97 ▲ 3.04% CVCB3 1.25 — 0.00% POSI3 3.97 ▲ 3.12% SLCE3 14.02 ▲ 1.67% NATU3 8.68 ▲ 2.60% BRKM5 6.63 ▲ 4.25% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 1.91% CSNA3 5.18 ▲ 7.92% CMIN3 5.23 ▲ 8.28% USIM5 8.45 ▲ 1.20% GGBR4 23.01 ▲ 2.36% ENEV3 27.55 ▲ 5.15% CPFE3 47.87 ▲ 3.41% CMIG4 11.38 ▲ 2.71% EQTL3 40.91 ▲ 3.54% LREN3 14.62 ▲ 3.32% VIVT3 35.75 ▲ 3.62% RAIL3 14.36 ▲ 4.44% KLABIN 17.54 ▲ 0.80% RAIA DROGASIL 18.77 ▲ 3.53% RDOR3 36.02 ▲ 2.48% HAPV3 10.60 ▲ 5.26% FLRY3 16.42 ▲ 4.25% SMTO3 16.37 ▲ 1.99% UGPA3 30.71 ▲ 2.03% VBBR3 33.00 ▲ 2.80% BBSE3 40.35 ▲ 2.72% BPAC11 58.73 ▲ 5.48% CURY3 34.21 ▲ 4.62% AERI3 2.09 ▲ 1.46% VIVARA 23.53 ▲ 4.21% COMPASS 25.50 ▲ 3.32% VAMOS 3.06 ▲ 3.38% SANB11 27.62 ▲ 5.22% ASAI3 8.87 ▲ 4.85% SBSP3 31.11 ▲ 3.70% WALMEX 49.31 ▲ 0.59% GMEXICO 198.62 ▲ 1.68% FEMSA 223.20 ▲ 0.37% CEMEX 21.82 ▲ 0.51% GFNORTE 186.51 ▲ 0.63% BIMBO 56.06 ▲ 0.23% TELEVISA 9.74 ▲ 2.63% AMX 22.70 ▲ 0.27% GAP 412.01 ▼ 0.41% ASUR 285.12 ▲ 0.53% OMA 235.73 ▼ 0.95% KOF 182.08 ▲ 0.65% GRUMA 282.99 ▲ 0.14% KIMBER 38.13 ▼ 0.81% SQM-B 67,750 ▼ 1.95% COPEC 6,139 ▲ 1.98% BSANTANDER 79.00 ▲ 1.94% FALABELLA 5,905 ▲ 0.92% ENELAM 85.40 ▲ 1.47% CENCOSUD 2,045 ▼ 0.55% CMPC 1,109 ▲ 1.32% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▲ 1.01% LATAM AIR 26.26 ▼ 0.53% YPF 74,450 ▼ 1.75% GGAL 8,350 ▲ 5.96% PAMPA 5,185 ▼ 0.38% TXAR 671.00 ▲ 0.98% ALUAR 978.00 ▲ 0.98% TGS 9,610 ▲ 3.22% CEPU 2,405 ▲ 3.89% MIRGOR 17,375 ▲ 1.02% COME 45.90 ▲ 1.06% LOMA NEGRA 3,583 ▲ 2.43% BYMA 314.00 ▲ 1.37% TELECOM ARG 4,248 ▲ 3.09% ECOPETROL 15.59 ▲ 1.27% BANCOLOMBIA 82.95 ▲ 2.50% GRUPO AVAL 5.08 ▲ 1.20% CREDICORP 400.81 ▲ 2.27% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.83 ▲ 0.80% BUENAVENTURA 30.00 ▲ 1.52% MERCADOLIBRE 1,852 ▲ 2.46% NUBANK 13.76 ▲ 0.66% XP 16.92 ▲ 3.11% PAGSEGURO 9.25 ▲ 2.78% STONE 11.21 ▲ 2.28% GLOBANT 29.96 ▼ 4.25% TECNOGLASS 43.90 ▲ 1.76% GAP AIRPORT 235.64 ▲ 0.50% ASUR 285.12 ▲ 0.53% OMA AIRPORT 108.09 ▼ 0.22% AMX ADR 26.04 ▲ 0.77% FEMSA ADR 127.70 ▲ 0.55% CEMEX ADR 12.48 ▲ 0.89% PETROBRAS ADR 17.32 ▲ 1.70% VALE ADR 14.46 ▲ 1.69% ITAU ADR 8.62 ▲ 4.11% SANTANDER BR 5.39 ▲ 4.86% AMBEV ADR 3.07 ▲ 0.99% CSN 1.01 ▲ 5.79% GERDAU 4.50 ▲ 2.04% LATAM ADR 56.45 ▼ 1.03% BTC 63,101 ▼ 1.03% ETH 1,788 ▼ 1.01% SOL 76.59 ▼ 0.37% XRP 1.08 ▼ 0.59% BNB 569.49 ▼ 0.78% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.09% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.29% AVAX 6.56 ▲ 2.47% LINK 7.99 — 0.00% DOT 0.83 ▼ 1.09% LTC 43.88 ▼ 0.20% BCH 238.40 ▼ 0.65% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.52% XLM 0.18 ▼ 1.30% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 0.29% NEAR 1.92 ▲ 1.71% ATOM 1.55 ▼ 1.22% AAVE 95.50 ▼ 1.61% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 84.60 ▲ 0.88% EMBRAER ADR 66.01 ▲ 0.72% JBS 11.91 ▲ 1.53% JBS BDR 60.78 ▲ 1.22% MBRF3 15.55 ▲ 0.91% MBRFY 2.97 ▼ 1.00% INTER 5.82 ▲ 1.93% EGX 52,604 ▲ 0.66% USD/ZAR 16.34 ▼ 0.06% USD/NGN 1,376 — 0.00% NIKKEI 67,243 ▼ 1.92% CSI300 4,695 ▼ 1.79% HSI 24,214 ▲ 0.16% NIFTY 24,229 ▲ 0.09% KOSPI 6,807 ▼ 8.95% JCI 6,024 ▲ 1.68% USD/JPY 162.07 ▲ 0.25% USD/CNY 6.7801 ▲ 0.20% DAX 25,087 ▲ 0.08% CAC 8,341 ▲ 0.02% FTSE 10,503 ▲ 0.05% MIB 52,774 ▲ 0.30% IBEX 19,410 ▲ 0.13% STOXX 640.71 ▼ 0.06% EUR/USD 1.1439 ▲ 0.18% GBP/USD 1.3395 ▼ 0.02% SPX 7,575 ▲ 0.42% DJI 52,637 ▲ 0.29% NDX 29,825 ▲ 0.33% RUT 2,978 ▼ 0.49% TSX 35,305 ▲ 0.30% VIX 16.28 ▲ 8.32% USD/CAD 1.4135 ▼ 0.12% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.66%
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Pope Francis Prophesied: “Prepare for Better Times”

By · April 12, 2020 · 2 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the interview he replied to a number of e-mails sent by the British author and journalist Austen Ivereigh.

Pope Francis, who is in social isolation at the Vatican, started by saying: “Here at Saint Martha House, meal shifts have been established, otherwise, everyone works from their office or their rooms with the digital tools, no one is idle”.

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Rome’s spiritual leader goes on to say that he spends his time in confinement, praying, thinking about the people, and the consequences now and in the future of this virus.

Pope Francis, who is in social isolation at the Vatican, started by saying: "Here at Saint Martha House, meal shifts have been established, otherwise, everyone works from their office or their rooms with the digital tools, no one is idle".
Pope Francis, who is in social isolation at the Vatican, started by saying: “Here at Saint Martha House, meal shifts have been established, otherwise, everyone works from their office or their rooms with the digital tools, no one is idle”.(Photo internet reproduction)
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The Pope also said that he cares about the people of God and seeks to be closer to them, even at a distance.

Recognizing that “it is not easy to be locked up at home,” he said that this is important to prepare for the “after” of the crisis:

“Prepare for better times, because in these times remembering what we’ve been through will help us. Take care of yourselves for the future to come. And when it comes, remembering what happened will do you good. Take care of the present, but for the future.”

The leader of Rome further said that: “Every crisis is a threat, but it’s also an opportunity. It is the opportunity to escape peril. Today, I believe we must slow down a certain rate of consumption and learn to understand and contemplate nature”.

Pope Francis concluded by expressing his solidarity with the workers of essential services:

“You are heroes! Doctors, religious, priests, workers who fulfill duties so that society may operate. How many doctors and nurses have died! How many priests, how many religious died! By serving…”

Source: RevistaPazes

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