In November, the Bank of England became the first of the world's major central banks to raise borrowing costs in more than three years, because of concern about surging home prices and a rapid buildup of consumer debt.
On June 3rd Ben Bernanke, the Fed chairman, put some of the increase in yields down to concern about surging government borrowing.But the Fed attributes most of the increase in yields to investors abandoning the safety of Treasuries for riskier investments as economic optimism rises.
The moves were milder than those of the prior week, when stocks showed steep losses largely because of concerns about the surge in energy prices.
The warnings were prompted by concerns about a surge in cigar smoking among Americans, especially young people, who may mistakenly believe that cigars are not as harmful as cigarettes.
Khan said there are "real concerns" about the surge in the number of homes being bought by overseas investors, adding that the inquiry would map the scale of the problem for the first time.
He laughed off a suggestion that the absence of such measures was down to concerns about the surge in popularity of the UK Independence party (Ukip), whose leader, Nigel Farage, is well known for liking a drink and a smoke, and firmly opposes such moves.
"We're concerned about wind, we're concerned about storm surge and we're concerned about our ability to get our employees evacuated," said Bill Day, a spokesman for Valero Energy, which is shutting down at least two Texas refineries.
"We're likely to get a surge of mosquitoes, and mosquito-born viruses that we're concerned about are West Nile virus and Zika," Schaffner said.
Stock markets around the world have witnessed severe sell-offs since the turn of the year on the back of surging concerns about the strength of the Chinese economy and the negative impact of the plummeting oil price.
Wallonia continues to have concerns about the threat of surging pork and beef imports from Canada and an independent court system to settle disputes between states and foreign investors, which critics say may be used by multinationals to dictate public policy.
