gauge

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Technical indicators look negative, and one gauge of investor sentiment is now flashing red.

From Barron's

Among the reports due for release are private jobs creation, services activity and personal consumption expenditure -- the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation.

From Barron's

A private gauge of China’s manufacturing sector showed Chinese factories cut back on activity in November, reflecting weaker growth momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal

China’s official factory gauge edged up on stronger production and demand in November, but remained in contraction for an eighth straight month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prof Lee adds that most of what we know about these drugs comes from people who use them consistently under medical supervision, so any stop-and-start pattern makes it harder to gauge their long-term effects.

From BBC