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daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer

published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.84· JUL 29, 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

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The gate — deterministic verdict

Decision: published · computed in 20052 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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Outputs — what it produced

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    "reason": "5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.",
    "confidence": 0.84
  },
  "market": {
    "sources": [
      {
        "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": "2026-07-28",
        "name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.61,
        "seriesId": "DGS10"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
        "asOf": "2026-07-28",
        "name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.26,
        "seriesId": "DGS2"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
        "asOf": "2026-06-01",
        "name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
        "value": 3.63,
        "seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
        "asOf": "2026-07-28",
        "name": "FRED · S&P 500",
        "value": 7428.78,
        "seriesId": "SP500"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "asOf": "2026-07-23",
        "unit": "percent",
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      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-07-28",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.61,
        "seriesId": "DGS10"
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-07-28",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "2-Year Treasury",
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        "seriesId": "DGS2"
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-06-01",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
        "value": 3.63,
        "seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-07-28",
        "unit": "index",
        "label": "S&P 500",
        "value": 7428.78,
        "seriesId": "SP500"
      }
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              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
                "value": "6.58%",
                "caption": "30-year fixed at 6.58%, unchanged in its recent band — enough to keep purchase demand constrained."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "10-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.61%",
                "caption": "10-year Treasury at 4.61%, holding the anchor for longer-duration mortgage pricing."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "2-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.26%",
                "caption": "2-year at 4.26%, only 35 basis points below the 10-year — a flattened curve leaving little room for yield-driven positioning."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
                "value": "3.63%",
                "caption": "Fed Funds at 3.63% (last June reading), trailing current Treasury yields and signaling policy easing already priced in."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "S&P 500",
                "value": "7,428.78",
                "caption": "S&P 500 at 7,428.78, steady and offering no volatility shock to refinance behavior or hedging demand."
              }
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          },
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            "kind": "Callout",
            "text": "With the 10-year at 4.61% and the curve nearly flat, origination volume remains challenged by elevated rates; the modest spread offers minimal refi incentive, leaving MSR duration risk contained but origination margins under sustained compression.",
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          }
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    },
    "summary": "The 30-year fixed sits at 6.58% while the 10/2 spread compresses, signaling muted refinance pressure but persistent origination headwinds.",
    "headline": "Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Treasury Curve Flattens",
    "disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
  },
  "artifactId": 85
}
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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.