Oil down 1% after Trump douses hopes for roll back on China tariffs
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday, weighed down by uncertainty about how close Washington and Beijing are to a trade deal after U.S. President Donald Trump said he has not agreed to roll back tariffs on China.Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 1.2%, to $61.56 a barrel by 10:52 a.m. EST (1552 GMT). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 74 cents, or 1.3%, at $56.41 a barrel.Brent was headed for a weekly fall of 0.3%, its second straight weekly decline. WTI was..