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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Despite short, sporadic pullbacks in recent weeks caused by looming concerns over oil demand recovery under the shadow of a pandemic surging in different parts of the world, crude prices have continued to crawl up.ICE Brent and NYMEX WTI futures notched fresh four-month high settles just above $43 and $41 last Wednesday despite OPEC/non-OPEC confirming a tapering of their production cuts the same day. And despite concerns over global oil demand recovery gaining ground amid a resurgent coronavirus across several regions of the world.We can only conclude that the crude bulls are seeing the glass half full. The question is, how long can that optimism last?

Despite short, sporadic pullbacks in recent weeks caused by looming concerns over oil demand recovery under the shadow of a pandemic surging in different parts of the world, crude prices have continued to crawl up.ICE Brent and NYMEX WTI futures notched fresh four-month high settles just above $43 and $41 last Wednesday despite OPEC/non-OPEC confirming a tapering of their production cuts the same day. And despite concerns over global oil demand recovery gaining ground amid a resurgent coronavirus across several regions of the world.We can only conclude that the crude bulls are seeing the glass half full. The question is, how long can that optimism last? 

Weekly Oil Views: Crude Bulls See Glass Half Full. How Long Can that Last?

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Weekly Oil Views: Crude Bulls See Glass Half Full. How Long Can that Last?