Upfront spending weighs on banks' bottom lines, despite revenue growth
Banks should track social media as a liquidity risk factor, rating agency says
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, prices in U.S. rose 0.4% from December to January
Statistics Canada reports increase in GDP by an annualized rate of 1%, beating expectations
International body says policymakers must guard against complacency amid multitude of threats
Central bankers face additional source of price pressure
But a turnaround for bank stocks isn't expected anytime soon, analysts say
Fiscal, monetary policy tends to ease, uncertainty rises in election years
Growth forecast revised up, rate cuts still slated for second half
Delinquencies, charge-offs rose in Q4 as financial stress intensified