gauges
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Wilding, an economist, looked at the two main gauges the Federal Reserve uses to help set monetary policy, which have been flashing quite different signals.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
This will top up rain gauges in some locations but there will be gaps in between meaning some places will stay mostly or completely dry.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
All eyes are on gauges of China’s manufacturing and services activity as surveys elsewhere begin to show the strain of supply-chain disruptions and price pressures caused by the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Investors will be watching to see if the private gauges outperform official ones again, but beyond the headline figures, focus will also be on indicators of orders, employment and input costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The gauges, this time, registered almost nothing: only a feeble and momentary tremor.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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