
📊 US Stocks Gain; Small Caps Lead, Fed Politics Heat Up • Equities: Russell 2000 +0.83% outperformed; Nasdaq +0.44%, S&P +0.41%, Dow +0.30%. Industrials +1.04%, Financials +0.76% led sectors; Staples –0.46%, Real Estate –0.33% lagged. • Macro: July durable goods...