Oil rises as hopes grow for U.S.-China trade breakthrough

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China after positive comments by Beijing, calming nerves after a round of tit-for-tat tariff hikes had sent markets reeling. Brent crude was up by 26 cents, or 0.4%, at $58.96 a barrel by 0636 GMT, after falling 1% in the previous session, dropping for a third day in a row.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up by 23 cents, or 0.4%, at $53.87 a barrel, having also..