1 Retail Resurgence? Consumer spending will come into focus Tuesday with the release of February’s retail spending report from the Commerce Department. January spending surged after a lackluster finish to 2015. Continued growth could provide reassurance that consumers can drive forward the economic expansion. 2Seeking Inflation Insight The consumer-price index, released by the Labor Department on Wednesday, will give Fed policy makers one last look at inflation before they make their interest-rate call. The CPI firmed to a 1.4% year-over-year advance in January, the strongest annual increase since late 2014. (full story)