Here they are: the most important charts of the year.
We asked our favorite portfolio managers, strategists, analysts, and economists across the Street for the charts that they deem the most important right now, and this is what they sent us.
Much of the focus is on the amount of slack left in the labor market, and the U.S. economy in general. Many are focused on the euro too, which has surprised many observers with its persistent strength.
But there are a lot of other things going on as well - like the drop in inflation expectations since the Fed began winding down QE.