Watch it decide · Ledger #81
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.80· SEP 8, 2026, 9:00 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 — 6.71 · 2026-09-03
- FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.78 · 2026-09-04
- FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.37 · 2026-09-04
- FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-08-01
- FRED · S&P 500 — 7718.6 · 2026-09-04
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: published · computed in 19415 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": "2026-09-03",
"name": "FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
"value": 6.71,
"seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US"
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
"asOf": "2026-09-04",
"name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.78,
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{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-09-04",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.37,
"seriesId": "DGS2"
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{
"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",
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"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.78%",
"caption": "10-year Treasury rose 1 bp to 4.78%, anchoring the near-term rate backdrop."
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"text": "What it means for your shop",
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"text": "The 193 bps mortgage spread remains elevated, pricing in both credit and servicing risk; origination volume will stay sensitive to any further yield moves, while MSR values remain pressured by the wide cushion above refi incentive.",
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"summary": "Treasury yields rose modestly across the curve on September 4, while the 30-year mortgage climbed 5 bps to 6.71%, pushing the mortgage-to-10-year spread to 193 bps.",
"headline": "Mortgage Spread Widens as Mid-Curve Yields Edge Higher",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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