Watch it decide · Ledger #240
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.84· AUG 12, 2026, 9:01 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 — 6.69 · 2026-08-06
- FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.7 · 2026-08-11
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.22 · 2026-08-11
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-07-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7728.2 · 2026-08-11
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: published · computed in 29216 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",
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"name": "FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
"value": 6.69,
"seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US"
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
"asOf": "2026-08-11",
"name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.7,
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-08-11",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.22,
"seriesId": "DGS2"
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
"asOf": "2026-07-01",
"name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
"value": 3.63,
"seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
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"value": "6.69%",
"caption": "30-year fixed mortgage rose 3 bps to 6.69%, holding origination spreads under pressure."
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{
"kind": "Stat",
"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.7%",
"caption": "10-year Treasury fell 2 bps to 4.7%, tracking a flatter near-end of the curve."
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"label": "2-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.22%",
"caption": "2-year Treasury dropped 3 bps to 4.22%, keeping the 10–2 spread compressed at 48 bps."
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"kind": "Stat",
"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
"value": "3.63%",
"caption": "Fed Funds Rate unchanged at 3.63%, signaling a pause in policy moves."
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"kind": "Stat",
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"value": "7,728.2",
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"text": "What it means for your shop",
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"summary": "30-year mortgages climbed 3 basis points to 6.69% while the 10–2 curve remains shallow at 48 basis points.",
"headline": "Mortgage-Treasury Spread Widens as Rates Stabilize Ahead of Data",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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Proof — the hash-chained record
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