Founder & CEO. Oil markets macro-analysis., Vanda Insights

Vandana Hari

Founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of analysis and briefings on the oil markets. Former Asia Editorial Director at S&P Global Platts, the topmost price reporting agency on global energy commodities markets. 25 years of experience reporting, researching and analysing energy markets. Focus on connecting the dots between supply-demand fundamentals, geopolitics, economics, financial markets and demographics to present the big-picture view on oil, with a focus on factors influencing prices. Experienced in oil price discovery in the physical and derivatives markets. Aim to provide insights and analysis in a clear and succinct manner. Available for bespoke research, analysis and market briefings on the markets.

Founder & CEO. Oil markets macro-analysis.

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Vanda Insights is a Singapore-based boutique provider of intelligence on the global energy markets, launched in September 2016. The venture was born out of a desire to extract the signal from the noise in the complex and often volatile oil markets. Our succinct and clear macro analysis is relied upon by thousands of readers globally, including those doing business directly or indirectly in the physical commodity and derivatives markets; wealth managers; governments, regulatory bodies and think-tanks; as well as trade organizations and educational institutions.

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<li>The US announcement Tuesday of a multinational release of strategic oil reserves turned out to be a damp squib, prompting a price rebound -- 3% in Brent, 2% in WTI.</li>
<li>But Biden's move has also left the door open for OPEC+ to throttle back its production increase; the decision will be known on Dec 2.</li>
<li>Europe's Covid wave is a dampener but fears over a crimp in the region's oil demand may be overdone.</li>
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The US announcement Tuesday of a multinational release of strategic oil reserves turned out to be a damp squib, prompting a price rebound -- 3% in Brent, 2% in WTI.
But Biden's move has also left the door open for OPEC+ to throttle back its production increase; the decision will be known on Dec 2.
Europe's Covid wave is a dampener but fears over a crimp in the region's oil demand may be overdone.


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