A gas pump is pictured at a gas station in Allagash, Maine on October 14, 2026. Affordability worries have emerged as a key voter concern as global oil prices rocketed this year, driving up costs at US gasoline pumps as well and squeezing American households. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Berni Yates and Haldi Kranich-Wood speak on stage during "From Fleece to Future | Rebuilding the British Wool Economy" during day one of Future Forum 2026 at Town Hall by Bottaccio on October 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for Future Forum)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Financial news is shown on a television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on October 14, 2026 in New York City. Stocks opened up mixed amid the release of consumer price index for the month of September that showed a rise of 0.6% with its year over year gain coming in at 3.7%. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)