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  "slug": "mortgage-rates-today",
  "title": "Mortgage Rates Today",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/mortgage-rates-today/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/mortgage-rates-today.json",
  "summary": "Elevated consumer interest in current mortgage rates driven by recent central bank and macroeconomic news.",
  "why_now": "Recent Fed rate action and weekly mortgage-rate headlines published now are the proximate triggers driving searches.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Coverage tying mortgage rate moves to Federal Reserve action (CBS: Fed raised interest rates). - Reports of mortgage rate increases and historical context (CNN: rates climb for fourth straight week). - Consumer finance updates/market roundups (NerdWallet summary).",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "collected_at": "Sat, 19 Sep 2026 02:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "score": 86.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office - CNN",
    "The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Here's how mortgage rates may respond. - CBS News"
  ],
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    {
      "label": "Mortgage rates climb for fourth-straight week to hit highest level since Trump took office - CNN",
      "source": "CNN",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiY0FVX3lxTE9OZTFaXzVRbHlDUEJ1cUhhaW9MT1BIUVBZSFlBTlVUOWh0NDMtbndSWWV3RE1pcTNOUnQ5NGFDdTFkOTVDTjhWelBhSXpkWVZOV2pRSFN1Nll1SC1EaW8teUY3NA?oc=5"
    }
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