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Three reasons to be wary of the latest surge in oil prices

The continued recovery in the price of crude oil has lifted Brent close to $50 per barrel, prompting a wave of positive headlines and upward revisions to analysts’ forecasts. However, for now we are leaving our end-2016 projections for both Brent and WTI at $45, for three main reasons.

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