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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Brent and WTI futures hit fresh five-month highs mid-week, and once again, saw some pullback. 
Confidence in global oil demand recovery through the second half of 2020 is starting to shake, as it becomes clear that the coronavirus is likely to maintain its stranglehold on the world. 
The scenario doesn’t bode well for global oil demand recovery. However, there are a couple of factors that have propped crude up against the downward pressure of plentiful supply and plateauing demand.
Hedge funds and other major speculators have remained non-committal on the direction of WTI prices for the past two months, but appear to be betting on a fall in Brent prices.

Brent and WTI futures hit fresh five-month highs mid-week, and once again, saw some pullback. 
Confidence in global oil demand recovery through the second half of 2020 is starting to shake, as it becomes clear that the coronavirus is likely to maintain its stranglehold on the world. 
The scenario doesn’t bode well for global oil demand recovery. However, there are a couple of factors that have propped crude up against the downward pressure of plentiful supply and plateauing demand.
Hedge funds and other major speculators have remained non-committal on the direction of WTI prices for the past two months, but appear to be betting on a fall in Brent prices.  

Weekly Oil Views: Covid's Persistent Grip Likely to Curtail Crude's Ascent

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Weekly Oil Views: Covid's Persistent Grip Likely to Curtail Crude's Ascent