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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Research firm GfK said its Consumer Confidence Barometer for March indicates growing doubt over prospects for the UK economy in the next 12 months.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A similarly low proportion of actively-managed equity funds and ETFs beat the market, according to Morningstar’s Active/Passive Barometer — just 38%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

The Chicago Business Barometer, compiled by MNI Indicators, tumbled to 36.3 in the month, from 43.8 in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Our own sentiment measure that we track here at the Barron’s Investor Circle, the Vestmo Market Barometer, has flipped more cautious the past two weeks.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Around six or seven I heard Barometer, the nuthatch.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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