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barometer

noun as in instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

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According to the report, a gauge of consumers’ views on current conditions tumbled to 52.3 in November from 58.6 in the prior month, while a barometer of their expectations fell to 49 from 50.3.

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According to the report, a gauge of consumers’ views on current conditions tumbled to 52.3 in November from 58.6 in the prior month, while a barometer of their expectations fell to 49 from 50.3.

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Taking last season - the first to utilise the league phase format - as a barometer for what is needed to finish in the top eight, then around 16 points from the eight games should be sufficient.

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Bitcoin remains one of the market’s favorite risk on barometers, and its recent weakness may be the canary in the coal mine on that front.

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hinted last month that employment would be a more important barometer for future interest-rate decisions than the elevated levels of inflation that continue to persist in the world’s largest economy.

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