SSGA strategist warns on Sino-US tensions

State Street Global Advisors’ head investment strategist has sounded a warning about the implications of a deteriorating Sino-US relationship, following tense exchanges during President Xi Jinping’s visit to America last month. China’s behaviour as a global player in the coming year will determine much of what happens around the world, but there are fears that Beijing will place domestic considerations above all else, said George Hoguet, Boston-based global investment strategist a…