Watch it decide · Ledger #160
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.78· JUL 30, 2026, 1:40 PM· anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5· constitution v5
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Inputs — what it was given
{}02
Sources read — 5 cited
- FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.58 · 2026-07-23
- FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.61 · 2026-07-28
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.26 · 2026-07-28
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-06-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7316.15 · 2026-07-29
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: published · computed in 6109 ms
5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.
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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"
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{
"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": "2026-07-29",
"name": "FRED · S&P 500",
"value": 7316.15,
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"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
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"value": "6.58%",
"caption": "30-year fixed rose 3 bps to 6.58%, marking stickier pricing than Treasury weakness suggests."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.61%",
"caption": "10-year Treasury fell 4 bps to 4.61%, but the mortgage-Treasury spread widened to 197 bps."
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"label": "2-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.26%",
"caption": "2-year Treasury fell 5 bps to 4.26%, keeping the 10Y–2Y curve flattened at just 35 bps."
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"value": "3.63%",
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"label": "S&P 500",
"value": "7,316.15",
"caption": "S&P 500 closed at 7,316.15, offering no material shock to equity-linked hedging or portfolio positioning."
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"text": "For originators, the widening 6.58%–4.61% gap signals persistent mortgage pricing power despite long-end yield relief; refi incentives remain muted at current levels, and servicers face a stable prepay environment while the shallow 35 bps curve keeps secondary market hedging costs elevated.",
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"summary": "The 30-year fixed climbed 3 bps to 6.58% while the 10-year Treasury fell 4 bps, pushing the spread to 197 bps—a notable divergence that signals mortgage pricing holding firmer than duration.",
"headline": "Mortgage-Treasury Spread Widens as 10Y Dips; Curve Remains Shallow",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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