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.

Global Energy Markets

Commodities

Crude continued its breathless rally through the early part of last week, but ended with a sharp pullback on Friday. We inspect the three “Fs” in crude’s spectacular 18% surge through February – fundamentals, financial markets and froth – to gauge of their influence in the coming days and weeks.While the support from fundamentals looks solid, how might it be impacted by the OPEC/non-OPEC alliance's meeting on March 4 to decide on their production policy for April?Plus: Our view on the oil market this year makes us sceptical of the chorus of calls for a "commodities super cycle".

Crude continued its breathless rally through the early part of last week, but ended with a sharp pullback on Friday. We inspect the three “Fs” in crude’s spectacular 18% surge through February – fundamentals, financial markets and froth – to gauge of their influence in the coming days and weeks.While the support from fundamentals looks solid, how might it be impacted by the OPEC/non-OPEC alliance's meeting on March 4 to decide on their production policy for April?Plus: Our view on the oil market this year makes us sceptical of the chorus of calls for a "commodities super cycle". 

Weekly Oil Views: Crude's Incessant Rally Halts Just Before OPEC+ Meet. What Next?

Crude Oil

Weekly Oil Views: Crude's Incessant Rally Halts Just Before OPEC+ Meet. What Next?