Watch it decide · Ledger #177
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
published· conf ▰▰▰▰▰ 0.92· SEP 24, 2026, 9:00 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 — 7.03 · 2026-09-24
- FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 5.11 · 2026-09-23
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.85 · 2026-09-23
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-08-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7706.03 · 2026-09-23
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: published · computed in 18980 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": "2026-09-24",
"name": "FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
"value": 7.03,
"seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
"asOf": "2026-09-23",
"name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
"value": 5.11,
"seriesId": "DGS10"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-09-23",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.85,
"seriesId": "DGS2"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
"asOf": "2026-08-01",
"name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
"value": 3.63,
"seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
"asOf": "2026-09-23",
"name": "FRED · S&P 500",
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{
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"asOf": "2026-09-23",
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"kind": "Stat",
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"value": "7.03%",
"caption": "30-year fixed climbed to 7.03%, up 8 bps in a single day."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "5.11%",
"caption": "10-year Treasury rose 15 bps to 5.11%, driving the mortgage move."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
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"value": "4.85%",
"caption": "2-year Treasury up 14 bps to 4.85%, nearly matching the 10-year rise."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
"value": "3.63%",
"caption": "Fed funds rate unchanged at 3.63%, confirming the move is pure long-end repricing."
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"text": "What it means for your shop",
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"kind": "Callout",
"text": "Origination volume faces renewed headwind from the 8 bp spike; servicers should monitor prepayment risk as the 192 bp mortgage–Treasury spread remains historically elevated, signaling locked-in refi incentive may take weeks to materialize if rates stabilize here.",
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"summary": "The 30-year fixed jumped to 7.03% on a broad Treasury selloff, with the 10–2 curve now at 26 bps of spread.",
"headline": "Mortgage rates spike 8 bps as Treasury curve steepens post-data",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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