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The developing legal battle between President Trump and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is generating bifurcated shifts across the complex for the second consecutive day, with the monetary policy sensitive tenors from the 2-year maturity and shorter experiencing lighter borrowing costs while the 3-year and longer durations are seeing climbing yields. Meanwhile, the US government debt market faces additional demand tests this afternoon and tomorrow as it gears up for offerings of 5- and 7-year notes totaling $70 billion and $44 billion. Participants will look for clues on how the White House\u2019s confrontation with the Fed is affecting the appetite for domestic obligations after yesterday\u2019s 2-year auction for $68 billion saw strong interest. Stocks are bullish against the backdrop as all sectors advance, with the possibility of well-received results from Nvidia this evening highly likely to drive the S&amp;P 500 index to a new record. But the Russell 2000 is leading the pack yet again, as it\u2019s positioned to benefit significantly from looser financial conditions stemming from a higher likelihood of an incrementally aggressive easing cycle. Elsewhere, the greenback, volatility protection instruments, energy supplies, forecast contracts and bitcoins are also catching bids. Conversely, copper, lumber, silver and gold commodities are facing selling pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rate-cuts-don-t-guarantee-cheaper-mortgages\"><strong>Rate Cuts Don\u2019t Guarantee Cheaper Mortgages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s bifurcation across the yield curve reflects the risk of President Trump confronting the Fed too aggressively. The housing sector is a significant concern for Americans who are facing the worst affordability crisis of all-time and the Commander in Chief blames the central bank for being far too tight. It&#8217;s a situation that hits home as the Head of State has been a real estate pioneer since a very young age, learning the business from his late father, Fred. He\u2019s correct to an extent as the monetary policy authority does influence duration, however, an important consideration is that 15- and 30-year financing costs, which are what affect mortgages, aren\u2019t guaranteed to come down if overnight rates do. Preserving the autonomy of the Fed is critical to contain interest cost pressures and the strength of the greenback over the long run, but in all fairness, accountability by its leaders amidst disciplined oversight is also a notable contemplation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-roundup\"><strong>International Roundup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-s-industrial-profit-decline-slows\"><strong>China\u2019s Industrial Profit Decline Slows<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The decline in China\u2019s industrial profits eased in July, a result of the country cracking down on price wars and utilizing domestically produced semiconductor chips as an alternative to US products. July earnings sank 1.5% year over year (y\/y) compared to declines of 4.3% and 9.1% in June and May. Economists anticipated a 5.8% y\/y contraction. 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