| With two months in the books, the outlook for financial markets in 2016 is no clearer than it was at the start of the year. The one-two punch of the oil crash and China's slowdown continues to weigh on risk assets, while buoying safe havens.
The SPDR S&P 500 was down about 5.1% through Feb. 29 even after a muscular rally in the second half of that month. With a return like that, it's unsurprising that SPY isn't even close to the top of the pack for ETF returns so far this year...............................................Full Article: Source
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