‘Big four’ banks weigh on ASX, oil prices near five-year low | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
Doubts have emerged about the economics of Donald Trump’s plan for America’s big oil companies to exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, given the price of Brent crude is around its lowest in five years.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones index climbed to a new record high, while steep falls in the share price of Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB and ANZ dragged the Australian share market lower, as finance presenter David Chau explains.
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