Huawei issue shows that US-China tensions are still ever present

Huawei

Despite the fact that we will see the US and China put pen to paper on a Phase One trade deal, any further political appeasement remains a long road away given many other issues that both sides cannot see eye to eye on - and Huawei is one of them.

The latest move by the US to block sales of non-technical goods to Huawei exemplifies said sentiment and this is an issue that markets will watch closely in the coming months.