Oil climbs after five days of losses ahead of U.S.-China trade pact

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after five days of declines as the United States and China prepared to sign a preliminary trade deal and as Middle East tensions eased.Brent futures were up 66 cents, or 1%, at $64.86 a barrel by 12:45 p.m. EST (1745 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 39 cents, or 0.7%, at $58.47.That put WTI front-month futures on track to close below the second month for the first time since Nov. 19, which is known in the trading..