Inflation Muted, Spending Stalls | Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 8/26/2026
Bloomberg TelevisionOn the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Tyler Kendall discuss the latest from the Trump Administration. On today's show, Groundwork Collaborative Vice President Liz Pancotti, Foreign Policy Adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Ophir Falk, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and former Republican Congressman Patrick McHeny. Chapters 00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:01:51 Market Update Ahead of Nvidia Earnings 00:04:20 Inflation Data & the Fed's Next Move 00:05:52 Jackson Hole, Debt & Sticky Inflation 00:07:07 Iran, Canada & Inflation Risks 00:09:14 AI Data Centers Add to Price Pressures 00:11:55 Data Centers Become a Political Issue 00:13:39 Political Panel on the Data Center Backlash 00:17:30 Are Data Centers Really Creating Jobs? 00:19:00 Market Update: Nvidia & Inflation 00:20:40 Iran, Oman & the Strait of Hormuz 00:21:43 Netanyahu Adviser on Economic Pressure Against Iran 00:23:58 Israel Keeps Military Options on the Table 00:25:17 China, Iranian Oil & U.S. Sanctions 00:26:23 Israel's Outlook on Hamas & Gaza 00:29:07 Political Panel on Iran's Military Rebuilding 00:30:44 Can Economic Pressure on Iran Actually Work? 00:34:52 South Carolina Runoff & Trump's Endorsement Power 00:35:40 Patrick McHenry on Trump's Influence in the GOP 00:40:11 Canada Tariffs, Manufacturing & Midterm Politics 00:42:53 America's $40 Trillion Debt Problem -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts