Watch it decide · Ledger #129
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
held· conf ▱▱▱▱▱ 0.00· JUL 25, 2026, 9:01 PM· anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5· constitution v5
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Inputs — what it was given
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Sources read — 5 cited
- FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.58 · 2026-07-23
- FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.71 · 2026-07-23
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.37 · 2026-07-23
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-06-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7411.98 · 2026-07-24
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: held · computed in 6587 ms
Brief cites a figure not in the data: 6.5%.
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Outputs — what it produced
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"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-07-23",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.37,
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"value": "3.63%",
"caption": "Fed funds rate at 3.63% (as of June 1) remains the policy anchor—no move since then baked into curve."
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"text": "With the 10/2 spread at 34bp and the 30-year mortgage anchored at 6.58%, refi incentive remains suppressed—origination volume likely stays weighted toward purchase activity and rate-lock urgency. Prepay risk for MSR holders remains muted, but any sustained rally in long rates could quickly shift portfolio duration.",
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