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• FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.66 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.68 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.23 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-06-01
• FRED · S&P 500 — 7489.72 · 2026-07-31

Decision: published · computed in 9354 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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    "summary": "Thirty-year mortgages rose 8 bps to 6.66%, keeping the spread over 10-year Treasuries near 198 bps as the yield curve flattens.",
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