📈 5 Charts to Watch: Fed Bets, Tech and Gold

Here are the five charts we’re watching right now and why you should be following them closely.

Today is a much-anticipated day for Wall Street, investors and businesses. The remarks set to be delivered by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium are expected to signal where the Fed could direct interest policy rates over the next several months.

If history is any guide, Powell's address from the mountains of Wyoming will project a carefully constructed veneer of control packaged with a deliberate strategy to navigate the economic turbulence of 2025.

As we detailed, today will test whether Powell can reassert the Fed’s authority – or whether the path is already set. The tilt toward easing has already taken hold. It’s in the Fed’s composition, in market pricing, and on the balance sheets of the largest banks.

While we wait and watch, sometimes the best way to see where the future of the economy and the markets are headed is to follow the numbers.

That’s why, below, we briefly detail the stories and the five charts we’re paying attention to right now. These visuals underscore what investors and businesses are following for strategic clarity and even opportunity.