The rebound in oil prices can largely be explained by an improvement in sentiment toward demand and mounting evidence of cuts in non-OPEC supply. Admittedly, the escalation of Russia’s military involvement in Syria has provided a new dimension to uncertainty in the Middle East. However, the oil markets are probably right to have given relatively little weight to the latest twists in geopolitical risks.
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