barometer

Example Sentences

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“Gold remains the clearest barometer of investor fear,” eToro’s Josh Gilbert says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

Defense stocks have been treated as a geopolitical barometer.

From MarketWatch

However, the case for a pause was boosted by data showing Tokyo's inflation -- seen as a barometer for the country -- cooled last month.

From Barron's

A supportive stat for markets overall that he points to is the so-called January barometer.

From MarketWatch