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daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer

published· conf ▰▰▰▰▰ 0.92· SEP 13, 2026, 11:00 AM· anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5· constitution v5

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Inputs — what it was given

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Sources read — 5 cited

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The gate — deterministic verdict

Decision: published · computed in 15183 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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Outputs — what it produced

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  "gate": {
    "pass": true,
    "reason": "5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.",
    "confidence": 0.92
  },
  "market": {
    "sources": [
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE30US",
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "name": "FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
        "value": 6.76,
        "seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.95,
        "seriesId": "DGS10"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.56,
        "seriesId": "DGS2"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
        "asOf": "2026-08-01",
        "name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
        "value": 3.63,
        "seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
        "asOf": "2026-09-11",
        "name": "FRED · S&P 500",
        "value": 7656.98,
        "seriesId": "SP500"
      }
    ],
    "readings": [
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
        "value": 6.76,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-03",
        "seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US",
        "prevValue": 6.71
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.95,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-09",
        "seriesId": "DGS10",
        "prevValue": 4.83
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-10",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "2-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.56,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-09",
        "seriesId": "DGS2",
        "prevValue": 4.43
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-08-01",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
        "value": 3.63,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-07-01",
        "seriesId": "FEDFUNDS",
        "prevValue": 3.63
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-11",
        "unit": "index",
        "label": "S&P 500",
        "value": 7656.98,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-10",
        "seriesId": "SP500",
        "prevValue": 7591.7
      }
    ]
  },
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        "kind": "Stack",
        "children": [
          {
            "cols": 3,
            "kind": "Grid",
            "children": [
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
                "value": "6.76%",
                "caption": "30-year fixed mortgage at 6.76%, up 5 bps in a single day, continues to resist refi catalysts."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "10-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.95%",
                "caption": "10-year treasury climbed 12 bps to 4.95%, driving the long-end higher despite stable fed funds."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "2-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.56%",
                "caption": "2-year treasury rose 13 bps to 4.56%, accelerating the short-end upward and tightening curve slope."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
                "value": "3.63%",
                "caption": "Fed funds rate held at 3.63%, unchanged for a third consecutive day, signaling no near-term policy shift."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "S&P 500",
                "value": "7,656.98",
                "caption": "S&P 500 closed at 7,656.98, providing macro context for risk appetite and equity-linked servicing portfolios."
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "kind": "Text",
            "text": "What it means for your shop",
            "emphasis": "mono"
          },
          {
            "kind": "Callout",
            "text": "Servicers face sustained prepay headwind: the 30-year fixed at 6.76% sits well above the 10-year treasury, and a flattening curve—even as short rates stay elevated—reduces refinance incentive while keeping your MSR duration anchored. Origination volume will remain constrained until absolute rate levels fall.",
            "tone": "info"
          }
        ]
      },
      "title": "markets & rates"
    },
    "label": "autonomous · AI-generated",
    "usage": {
      "promptTokens": 2062,
      "completionTokens": 366
    },
    "summary": "The 10Y–2Y spread compressed to 39 bps as both short and intermediate yields climbed, while the 30-year mortgage–10Y gap remained pinned at 181 bps.",
    "headline": "Treasury Curve Flattening as Short Rates Rise, Mortgage Spreads Hold Wide",
    "disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
  },
  "artifactId": 212
}
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Proof — the hash-chained record

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This exact row, with its canonical preimage, is public at /api/ledger/export. Recompute its hash with the standalone verifier — it shares no code with this site. The chain head is timestamped into Bitcoin.

Evidence or it doesn't ship.