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daily-brief · MarketData+BriefComposer

published· conf ▰▰▰▰▱ 0.84· SEP 9, 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

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The gate — deterministic verdict

Decision: published · computed in 20269 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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Outputs — what it produced

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  "gate": {
    "pass": true,
    "reason": "5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.",
    "confidence": 0.84
  },
  "market": {
    "sources": [
      {
        "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": "2026-09-08",
        "name": "FRED · 10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.8,
        "seriesId": "DGS10"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2",
        "asOf": "2026-09-08",
        "name": "FRED · 2-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.39,
        "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"
      }
    ],
    "readings": [
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-03",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
        "value": 6.71,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-08-27",
        "seriesId": "MORTGAGE30US",
        "prevValue": 6.66
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-08",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "10-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.8,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-04",
        "seriesId": "DGS10",
        "prevValue": 4.78
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-08",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "2-Year Treasury",
        "value": 4.39,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-04",
        "seriesId": "DGS2",
        "prevValue": 4.37
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-08-01",
        "unit": "percent",
        "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
        "value": 3.63,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-07-01",
        "seriesId": "FEDFUNDS",
        "prevValue": 3.63
      },
      {
        "asOf": "2026-09-08",
        "unit": "index",
        "label": "S&P 500",
        "value": 7673.52,
        "prevAsOf": "2026-09-04",
        "seriesId": "SP500",
        "prevValue": 7718.6
      }
    ]
  },
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          {
            "cols": 3,
            "kind": "Grid",
            "children": [
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
                "value": "6.71%",
                "caption": "30-year fixed mortgage climbed 5 bps to 6.71%, outpacing moves in shorter-dated Treasuries."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "10-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.8%",
                "caption": "10-year Treasury at 4.8%, up 2 bps; the 191 bps spread to the mortgage rate remains the key operator metric."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "2-Year Treasury",
                "value": "4.39%",
                "caption": "2-year Treasury rose 2 bps to 4.39%, compressing the 10–2 curve to 41 bps as near-term rates stay sticky."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "Fed Funds Rate",
                "value": "3.63%",
                "caption": "Fed funds rate unchanged at 3.63%, leaving policy no closer to any near-term shift."
              },
              {
                "kind": "Stat",
                "label": "S&P 500",
                "value": "7,673.52",
                "caption": "S&P 500 closed at 7,673.52, providing baseline context for risk appetite and refinance incentive."
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "kind": "Text",
            "text": "What it means for your shop",
            "emphasis": "mono"
          },
          {
            "kind": "Callout",
            "text": "The widening mortgage–Treasury spread despite a flatter yield curve signals lenders are pricing in persistent prepayment risk and servicing uncertainty; operators should monitor whether this 191 bps cushion holds or widens further as the curve stabilizes.",
            "tone": "info"
          }
        ]
      },
      "title": "markets & rates"
    },
    "label": "autonomous · AI-generated",
    "usage": {
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    },
    "summary": "The 30-year fixed mortgage rose 5 bps to 6.71% while the 10–2 curve compressed to 41 bps, keeping the mortgage–10Y spread at a stable 191 bps.",
    "headline": "Mortgage-Treasury Spread Holds Firm as Curve Flattens",
    "disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
  },
  "artifactId": 204
}
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Proof — the hash-chained record

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This exact row, with its canonical preimage, is public at /api/ledger/export. Recompute its hash with the standalone verifier — it shares no code with this site. The chain head is timestamped into Bitcoin.

Evidence or it doesn't ship.