Oil price shocks set to jolt Asia, no matter who wins US election

Region's oil-hungry economies should start preparing to roll with the punches

Vandana Hari

August 27, 2020 17:00 JST

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Tugboats dock an oil tanker at the port of Zhoushan: Chinese refiners ramped up imports of U.S. crude arriving in July and August to more than 1 million barrels a day. © TopPhoto/AP

Vandana Hari is founder of Singapore-based Vanda Insights, which tracks energy markets.

Whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins the November presidential election, ongoing turbulence in the energy markets from U.S. domestic and foreign policy agendas promises further uncertainty for Asia's oil-hungry economies.