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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Though we pride ourselves on doing a good job of generally pointing our readers in the right direction even in the most confounding and noisy of market situations, it’s not often that we have a chance to say we were prophetic.“Pandemic punctuates crude rally, expect more of the same” was our last weekly oil views headline.  “Be prepared for a two steps forward-one step back rally in crude, at least through this quarter,” we said. Last week’s crude price moves bore us out.  This week, we take a look at the factors eroding vaccine optimism in the oil complex and the impact of the second and third waves of the virus on European and US oil demand. Meanwhile, the impact of US President Joe Biden's executive orders directly and indirectly related to the energy markets is a slow burn; don't expect a price response in the short term.

Though we pride ourselves on doing a good job of generally pointing our readers in the right direction even in the most confounding and noisy of market situations, it’s not often that we have a chance to say we were prophetic.“Pandemic punctuates crude rally, expect more of the same” was our last weekly oil views headline.  “Be prepared for a two steps forward-one step back rally in crude, at least through this quarter,” we said. Last week’s crude price moves bore us out.  This week, we take a look at the factors eroding vaccine optimism in the oil complex and the impact of the second and third waves of the virus on European and US oil demand. Meanwhile, the impact of US President Joe Biden's executive orders directly and indirectly related to the energy markets is a slow burn; don't expect a price response in the short term.

Weekly Oil Views: Demand Worries Begin to Chip Away Crude's Big Gains

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Weekly Oil Views: Demand Worries Begin to Chip Away Crude's Big Gains