Oil gains 1% as China pushes Trump for more tariff roll-backs
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday on hopes for a U.S.-China trade agreement and optimism that Washington could roll back some of the tariffs it has imposed on Chinese imports.Brent crude futures for January delivery rose 88 cents, or 1.4%, to $63.01 a barrel by 10:51 a.m. EST (1551 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 76 cents, or 1.3%, to $57.30 a barrel.China is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September..