Jeff Poor
NewsBusters.org
4/5/2010
With summer driving season upon us, it’s important to note that there’s a traditional jump in gas prices. But will this seasonal adjustment benefit commodities, specifically oil and make the price of gasoline even higher? That could happen if those forms of energy lure investment from what seems to be an over-valued equities market, brought on by what some claim is cheap money.
On her April 5 program, “Closing Bell” host Maria Bartiromo asked CNBC’s CME Group floor reporter Rick Santelli if a move higher in commodities was due to inflation. However, according to Santelli, it’s not inflation but a move by investors out of a potentially over-valued equities market that will cause a rise in commodities.
“Well, you know, I don’t like to link the two together,” Santelli said. “I mean, many times you know, it is core [minus] food and energy. So I think throw all that away. I think the better question is, is that when people are afraid to put their money to work in treasuries, because rates may be going higher, maybe afraid that we are a little long in the tooth in the sugar-buzz rally of equities – boy, commodities is the place to be. Most of the good dollar trades probably already out there.”
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