Investors warned on commodities 'Buffalo Jump'

katrina Baugh
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How will investors look back on Q1 2016? They will probably remember global markets suffered their worst start to a year in two decades, with indices including the FTSE 100 dropping into bear territory as heightened concerns about a China slowdown and tumbling oil prices hit blue-chip shares.

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