Watch it decide · Ledger #85
daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer
published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.78· SEP 9, 2026, 4:01 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 — 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 — 7673.52 · 2026-09-08
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The gate — deterministic verdict
Decision: published · computed in 26587 ms
5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.
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Outputs — what it produced
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"confidence": 0.78
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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"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10",
"asOf": "2026-09-04",
"name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.78,
"seriesId": "DGS10"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
"asOf": "2026-09-04",
"name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
"value": 4.37,
"seriesId": "DGS2"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS",
"asOf": "2026-08-01",
"name": "FRED · Fed Funds Rate",
"value": 3.63,
"seriesId": "FEDFUNDS"
},
{
"url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SP500",
"asOf": "2026-09-08",
"name": "FRED · S&P 500",
"value": 7673.52,
"seriesId": "SP500"
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{
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"label": "Fed Funds Rate",
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"value": "6.71%",
"caption": "30-year fixed mortgage rose 5 bps to 6.71%, pushing the mortgage–10Y spread to 193 bps."
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"kind": "Stat",
"label": "10-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.78%",
"caption": "10-year Treasury edged up 1 bp to 4.78%, holding the curve slope at 41 bps."
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"label": "2-Year Treasury",
"value": "4.37%",
"caption": "2-year Treasury climbed 3 bps to 4.37%, tightening the short end."
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{
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"value": "3.63%",
"caption": "Fed Funds Rate held at 3.63% as of early August, reflecting no recent policy moves."
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"kind": "Stat",
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"value": "7,673.52",
"caption": "S&P 500 at 7,673.52 reflects continued risk appetite, though mortgage repricing is decoupled."
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"text": "What it means for your shop",
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"text": "Origination economics are compressing: the wider mortgage–10Y spread (193 bps) signals elevated priced-in credit and servicing risk, while the flattening curve (41 bps) constrains refi incentive and hedging flexibility. Operators should model tighter lock–close margins if rates remain sticky here.",
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"summary": "The 10Y–2Y spread tightens to 41 bps while 30-year fixed mortgages climb 5 bps, pushing the mortgage–10Y gap to 193 bps.",
"headline": "Mortgage Spread Widens as Curve Flattens; 30Y Mortgage Nudges Higher",
"disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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