Asian shares climb as Trump says U.S. China trade deal near

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday and European stocks looked set for gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiators were close to inking an initial trade deal, while expectations the Federal Reserve will keep rates low underpinned sentiment.Trump's upbeat comments on trade stoked confidence in Asia with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.29%. Australian shares added 0.93% and Japan's Nikkei rose 0.39%.In Europe, pan-region Euro Stoxx 50..