Surge in U.S. consumer prices in Jan push U.S. annual CPI inflation rate to 5-yr high will give U.S. Fed pause for thought w/ interest rates

U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen keeps possibility of March interest rate hike alive but offeres no strong hint such a move actually coming.

Canadian #economy will take a “material” hit from a protectionist Trump administration, although the scale is unknown: Bank of Canada.

Bank of Canada: an interest-rate cut remains in play as BoC weighs impact of protectionist U.S. under Trump & persistent #economic weakness

Spectrem Group’s ‘Financial Wellness in Retirement,’ study: 79% of U.S. retirees find life in #retirement better than they had anticipated.