NextEra, Brookfield Plan $100B Hub | Balance of Power 7/29/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the Trump Administration. On today's show, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and American Principles Project Political Director Katie Frost. Chapters 00:00:00 Balance of Power: Early Edition  00:01:56 Markets Ahead of the Fed 00:03:42 Business Flash: Oil, Energy & Stocks to Watch 00:05:05 Oil Prices, Inflation & the Fed 00:06:22 Energy Secretary on $100B Nuclear Data Center 00:10:38 Data Center Investment & AI Infrastructure Debate 00:11:39 Closed-Loop Data Centers & Federal Land Strategy 00:14:53 Gas Prices, Iran & the Strait of Hormuz 00:17:24 Strategic Petroleum Reserve & Energy Markets 00:20:15 Diesel Supply & U.S. Refining Capacity 00:21:52 Political Panel on Data Centers & Energy Policy 00:26:51 Fed Countdown with Anna Wong 00:27:52 Will the Fed Hike Rates? 00:29:50 Inflation, Long-Term Rates & Fed Credibility -------- 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