Sentence examples for gauge of confidence from inspiring English sources

A day earlier, a gauge of confidence among home builders jumped to the highest level in five years.

The deal had been closely watched for weeks by investors who considered it a critical gauge of confidence in the global banking system.

PROPERTY prices have always served as a gauge of confidence in Hong Kong, a city known for its boom-and-bust cycles.

That is why many readers favour anecdotal gauges, such as the ease of getting a taxi or finding a parking space.Since the 1920s rising and falling hemlines have been a time-honoured gauge of confidence, but one reader suggests taking a close look at leaders' hairlines as a measure of how much stress they and their economy are suffering.

People who manage money -- not just at investment banks, but at pension funds as well -- use Libor as a gauge of confidence.

This test is not a diagnostic tool for narcissistic personality disorder, a serious psychiatric condition; it is simply a rough gauge of self-confidence, vanity, and self-importance, traits everyone has to some degree.

Mr. Trichet's hints did little to ease pressures in credit markets, where the main gauges of confidence among banks edged up again Thursday.

[C4.] Stocks Fall on Confidence Report Stocks slumped after a gauge of consumer confidence declined.

A gauge of consumer confidence added to hopes of a revival in spending.

Car sales, which are a good gauge of consumer confidence, are surging.

Stocks inched higher yesterday, shaking off earlier declines, as a gauge of consumer confidence showed a rise for November.