Powell announced his intention to stay at the Fed board after his term as chairman ends on May 15. The amount of time he will remain at his governor position, which will only expire in Jan 2028, is still to be determined, as Powell said it will depend on whether the legal attacks by the Donald Trump administration are "well and truly over with finality and transparency."
The Federal Reserve announced after the December meeting that it removed the aggregate limit on the Standing Repo Facility (SRF).
Repo rates spiked toward the end of the week, with SOFR and the Tri-party General Collateral rate (TGCR) reaching 4.12% and 4.08% on Friday, respectively, breaching the Federal Reserve's overnight interest rate target range.
Canada's unemployment rate dropped substantially and unexpectedly to 6.5% in November, from 6.9% in the prior month, showing signs of a much-needed resiliency in the North American economy.
