Trump Hits Trail in North Carolina

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 17, 2026 at 20:45  |  47:55  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Sarah Chamberlain — President and CEO, Republican Main Street Partnership
Charlie Pellett — Anchor/Reporter, Bloomberg
Joe Mathieu — Host, Bloomberg Radio
Michael Shepherd — Tech/Defense Reporter
Doug Farrar — Democratic Strategist and Principal, Maywood Strategies
Rajiv Shah — President, Rockefeller Foundation; former USAID Administrator

Summary

Bloomberg's Balance of Power covers President Trump's trip to North Carolina ahead of the midterms, market reaction to the Fed's rate hike and falling oil prices, and key Senate races. A political panel debates data centers, energy costs, AI, and affordability, while later segments discuss OpenAI's AI misalignment disclosures and global pessimism. Rajiv Shah discusses USAID, foreign aid, and AI's role in global development.

  • U.S. markets rallied as oil prices fell and bonds gained after the Fed's rate hike.
  • President Trump campaigned in North Carolina as Republicans face tough Senate races.
  • Political panelists debated data centers, energy costs, and AI's role in the midterms.
  • OpenAI disclosed new AI misalignment incidents and Jensen Huang called for more rigorous safety testing.
  • A global survey showed widespread pessimism and declining U.S. standing.
  • Rajiv Shah discussed the dismantling of USAID and AI's potential in global development.
Ideas
Sarah Chamberlain President and CEO, Republican Main Street Partnership 23:40
Data centers will be built despite pushback.
Data centers are being unfairly demonized by geopolitical adversaries; in reality they can recycle water, generate excess energy that small towns can sell back, and provide economic boosts to rural hospitals and schools, and they will be built somewhere in the world regardless, so the sector's expansion is inevitable despite political pushback.
DTCR MED
Up Next
1:22
Munis Are Near Cheapest Levels in a Year
Bloomberg Markets · Sep 17
3:40
Market Close: Stocks Gain as Crude Falls to $101, Yields Dip • 9/17/26
CNBC · Sep 17
8:10
Generac Surges 18% on $8 Billion Amazon Data Center Deal | Closing Bell
Bloomberg Markets · Sep 17
4:16
Mohamed El-Erian: Preferred the Fed didn't hike rates at latest meeting
CNBC · Sep 17
3:20
Continental Resources CEO: Real opportunity in Venezuela today
CNBC · Sep 17

This Bloomberg Markets video, published September 17, 2026, features Sarah Chamberlain discussing DTCR. 1 trade idea extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Sarah Chamberlain  · Tickers: DTCR