gauge
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Worries about the future supply of bonds can also push those yields higher—making the gap between short and long-term yields a very rough gauge of investors’ fiscal concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“The gauge is gone. The gray area is gone.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Wall Street’s favorite fear gauge, the VIX, had a pre-pandemic five-year average of 15.1.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Together, the two reports pushed Wall Street’s estimates for the core personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, to between 3.35% and 3.4% for April, according to Citi analysts.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“Come now, Mr. Jankowski,” she says, pressing a stethoscope to the inside of my elbow and watching the gauge.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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