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

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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Crude hit 13-month highs mid-week last week, but had pulled back slightly by Friday's market close.What follows a stint of frenzied buying? A spell of panicky sell-off! On the way up, the market sees nothing but bullish signs, including some that are a bit iffy. On the way down, it eyes all the reasons to be bearish, not all of them solid.Last week's surge had three key props. Two of them -- an Arctic blast in central US shutting off nearly 4 million b/d of the country's crude production and a bit of froth characteristic of unusually euphoric markets -- had dissipated as the week came to a close. But the third and far bigger support remains firmly embedded. What is this factor and how do we see this playing out in the coming weeks and months?

Crude hit 13-month highs mid-week last week, but had pulled back slightly by Friday's market close.What follows a stint of frenzied buying? A spell of panicky sell-off! On the way up, the market sees nothing but bullish signs, including some that are a bit iffy. On the way down, it eyes all the reasons to be bearish, not all of them solid.Last week's surge had three key props. Two of them -- an Arctic blast in central US shutting off nearly 4 million b/d of the country's crude production and a bit of froth characteristic of unusually euphoric markets -- had dissipated as the week came to a close. But the third and far bigger support remains firmly embedded. What is this factor and how do we see this playing out in the coming weeks and months?

Weekly Oil Views: Crude Loses Grip on 13-Month Peak but Fundamentally Bullish

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Weekly Oil Views: Crude Loses Grip on 13-Month Peak but Fundamentally Bullish