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Oil rises after Trump says China trade deal likely

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TOKYO: Oil prices rose on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he expected to sign a trade deal with China, calming nerves after a round of tit-for-tat tariff hikes had sent markets reeling.


Brent crude was up by 27 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $58.97 a barrel by 0024 GMT, after falling 1 per cent the previous session, dropping for a third day in a row.


US crude was up by 23 cents or 0.4 per cent at $53.87 a barrel, having also dropped 1 per cent on Monday for a fourth day of declines.


US President Donald Trump on Monday predicted a trade deal with China after positive gestures by Beijing, settling global markets that have been roiled by new tariffs from the world’s two largest economies.


Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who has been leading the talks with Washington, said on Monday that China was willing to resolve the trade dispute through “calm” negotiations and opposed any increase in trade tensions.


Oil prices have fallen around 20 per cent from a 2019 high reached in April, in part because of worries that the US-China trade conflict is hurting the global economy, which could dent demand for oil. — Reuters


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