Asian stocks climb as trade deal hopes flicker among Trump's mixed signals
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TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Stock markets in Asia inched up on Thursday on the possibility that China and the United States may soon seal a "phase one" deal to end their 17-month trade war, but conflicting messages from U.S. President Donald Trump kept a lid on the advance.European shares are set to follow with a slightly firmer open, with the pan-regional Euro Stoxx 50 futures and London's FTSE futures rising 0.1% in early trade.Hopes that an agreement would soon emerge stemmed from a..