European stocks pause for breath after wild trade ping pong

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares steadied on Thursday after a red-hot rally, as mixed signals on a U.S.-China "phase-one" trade deal discouraged investors from making risky bets.Stocks were on a roller coaster ride this week as investors found it difficult to demystify messages from U.S. President Donald Trump on the trade war.The comments during his London visit for the NATO summit swung wildly with him saying talks with China were going "very well" at one meeting, while warning that the deal..