gauge
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Both are hard to measure because investors’ identities — and thus the ability to gauge their intentions — are often obscured by corporate registrations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
That gauge surged in the 1970s and early 1980s, when inflation and unemployment levels were both elevated, but Kaeppel said it hasn’t been particularly useful as a stock-market indicator for decades.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
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
When I arrived at Chthonia a few minutes later, I did a cloaked flyby of the castle, just to gauge the lay of the land for myself.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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