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• FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.71 · 2026-09-03
• FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.77 · 2026-09-03
• FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.34 · 2026-09-03
• FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-08-01
• FRED · S&P 500 — 7718.6 · 2026-09-04

Decision: published · computed in 22377 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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                "value": "6.71%",
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    "summary": "30-year fixed climbed 5 bps to 6.71% while 10-year Treasuries dipped 2 bps, pushing the mortgage–Treasury gap to 194 bps.",
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