Watch it decide · Ledger #155
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
held· conf ▱▱▱▱▱ 0.00· JUL 29, 2026, 4:01 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 — 4.65 · 2026-07-27
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.31 · 2026-07-27
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-06-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7428.78 · 2026-07-28
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: held · computed in 22480 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/MORTGAGE30US",
"asOf": "2026-07-23",
"name": "FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
"value": 6.58,
"seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
"asOf": "2026-07-27",
"name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.65,
"seriesId": "DGS10"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-07-27",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.31,
"seriesId": "DGS2"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
"asOf": "2026-06-01",
"name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
"value": 3.63,
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
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"name": "FRED · S&P 500",
"value": 7428.78,
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{
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"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.65,
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"asOf": "2026-07-27",
"unit": "percent",
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{
"asOf": "2026-06-01",
"unit": "percent",
"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
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"unit": "index",
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"value": "6.58%",
"caption": "30-year fixed at 6.58% — unchanged from prior readings, holding the line despite Treasury moves."
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"kind": "Stat",
"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.65%",
"caption": "10-year at 4.65% now sits 34 bps above the 2-year, a meaningful steepen that hints at curve normalization."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "2-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.31%",
"caption": "2-year at 4.31%, anchored near levels last seen weeks ago, underpins the widening bias."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
"value": "3.63%",
"caption": "Fed funds at 3.63% (as of June) remains well above mortgage coupons, keeping origination economics under strain."
},
{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "S&P 500",
"value": "7,428.78",
"caption": "S&P 500 at 7,428.78 signals risk appetite intact; equity buoyancy can mask duration pressure in servicing books."
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"text": "What it means for your shop",
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"kind": "Callout",
"text": "Steepening (10y at 4.65%, 2y at 4.31%) typically precedes eventual rate relief, but origination volumes will remain challenged as long as mortgage coupons stay above 6.5%; MSR duration is supported by the flat repricing environment.",
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"summary": "The 30-year fixed sits at 6.58% while the 10-2 spread widens, signaling moderating refinance pressure but sustained origination headwinds.",
"headline": "Mortgage rates hold firm as Treasury curve steepens",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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