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Midterms Shocker Will Reverberate Through the Energy Industry

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 04 November 2026, 16:16 UTC By Simon Casey and Brian Eckhouse 1 min read
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Midterms Shocker Will Reverberate Through the Energy Industry All eyes will be on US permitting reform, but it’s perhaps at state level where the election results are most striking for energy. This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy.

Midterms Shocker Will Reverberate Through the Energy Industry All eyes will be on US permitting reform, but it’s perhaps at state level where the election results are most striking for energy. This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, Simon Casey and Brian Eckhouse explore the implications of the Democrats’ landslide election win for US energy. Many Americans went to the polls on Tuesday angry about energy prices — not just for gasoline, which has surged during the Iran war, but also for power, pushed higher in part by the data center boom.
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