barometer

Research group GfK said its consumer-confidence barometer, published Friday with the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions, rose 6 points to minus 17 in July—the largest increase in sentiment since November 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The cost of goods minus food and energy, another critical inflation barometer, fell for the second month in a row in another bit of good news.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

In an alternate universe, the Sparks’ win over Chicago on Friday could have been a barometer to indicate whether general manager Raegan Pebley’s gamble to trade Rickea Jackson to the Sky paid off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

“I think Apple’s going to be a very important barometer, to see if raising your prices can actually stick,” Bartels says.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

It was the ultimate barometer of my plummeting status.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

A pair of major price barometers this week are expected to confirm what’s obvious to Americans every time they fill up their cars.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Breach described High Streets as one of the most "visible barometers" of how a local economy is faring, saying where High Streets are performing badly voters expect intervention which requires more than cosmetic change.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

And special elections, while useful metrics, are far from perfect barometers of public opinion.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong