Bloomberg Surveillance · Tuesday, September 1, 2026
With upcoming midterms, affordability and cost of living remain the top concerns for voters, particularly gas prices. Presidential candidates are addressing these issues, with discussions around potential economic stimulus packages and actions to lower fuel costs, though supply-side responses are seen as more impactful for the energy sector. Henrietta Trace of Vader Partners advises investors to prepare for market volatility and limited buying opportunities.
“Henrietta Trace of Vader Partners writing, affordability, inflation and prices remain top issues. Investors should be prepared.”
“Gas prices are, in fact, the number one issue above and beyond just inflation. 31% are saying of all the inflation that we have, of all the higher prices that are an issue, it's gas prices.”
“Unfortunately, there's nothing on the stimulus side that they can do to bring gas prices down.”