Another tough year ahead for equities?

Last year wasn't good for equities. And 2016 has started badly too, with poor Chinese data causing a global slide, and the FTSE 100 having its worst start to a year since 2000. So what's next?

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Last year was hardly a stellar one for equity investors. While European and Japanese stocks rose, the S&P 500 finished marginally lower and the commodities-heavy FTSE 100 had its worst year since 2011, losing almost 5%. Emerging-market equities fared three times worse. Then 2016 started in panic mode, with more poor Chinese data causing another global slide. The FTSE 100 lost 2.4% on Monday, its worst start to a year since 2000.

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