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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What has oil got to do with GameStop? Nothing obviously and directly. But it was probably not a good week for the oil market to be taking cues on the outlook for the global economy from the US stock market, with the latter roiled by a dramatic power play between retail investors and the professional traders on Wall Street.Crude had been broadly tracking sentiment in the broader financial markets through the week, but lost the signal from the US stock markets amid the retail mania noise. Other roughly equal and opposite forces confined Brent and WTI to narrow ranges around $55 and $52 respectively.Even as the oil complex remains upbeat over post-Q1 demand recovery, there are signs that the slope may be a gentle for a long time to come: Consumers, stung by the Covid crisis and contemplating job losses or insecurity, are turning thrifty.

What has oil got to do with GameStop? Nothing obviously and directly. But it was probably not a good week for the oil market to be taking cues on the outlook for the global economy from the US stock market, with the latter roiled by a dramatic power play between retail investors and the professional traders on Wall Street.Crude had been broadly tracking sentiment in the broader financial markets through the week, but lost the signal from the US stock markets amid the retail mania noise. Other roughly equal and opposite forces confined Brent and WTI to narrow ranges around $55 and $52 respectively.Even as the oil complex remains upbeat over post-Q1 demand recovery, there are signs that the slope may be a gentle for a long time to come: Consumers, stung by the Covid crisis and contemplating job losses or insecurity, are turning thrifty.   

Weekly Oil Views: EU Vaccine Crisis, Saudi Cuts Wedge Crude into a Tight Range

Crude Oil

Weekly Oil Views: EU Vaccine Crisis, Saudi Cuts Wedge Crude into a Tight Range