One of the most important questions in economics is whether or not wage pressure is starting to rise. If it is starting to rise, then that could be a signal that the Fed will soon feel pressure to tighten policy. If wage pressure is not going anywhere, then the Fed can remain "easy" for a long time.
So how do economists feel about the wage question?
These two charts - which just came out today - make it very clear. The first is from Bank of America, and it states that average hourly wage growth is sluggish, in their words. (Via Steve Feiss)
![average hourly earnings](https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53567202ecad044624fcd21c-599-603/average hourly earnings-2.png)
Bank of America
On the flipside, here's Deutsche Bank's Torsten Slok on how wages are shooting up!
![Screen Shot 2014 04 22 at 9.46.35 AM](https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/535672d3eab8ea58069bb139-717-520/screen shot 2014-04-22 at 9.46.35 am.jpg)
Deutsche Bank
Glad that's cleared up.