1. An unexpected increase in British interest rates yesterday has fanned concern that credit is starting to tighten around the world. 2. Bond yields jumped to their highest this month as unexpectedly strong factory orders for durable goods in July fanned concern that inflation will accelerate. 3. A report Friday showing a bigger-than-expected jump in producer prices in September also fanned concern that the Fed will raise interest rates again soon. 4. A rising trade surplus hurts the dollar since it fans concern that trade tension could heat up between the U.S. and Japan. 5. A slow-growing economy, low inflation and high unemployment have fanned the concern that rates are headed lower. 6. Cisco fanned those concerns by saying it would keep the parts in a secure area in case it needed them later. 7. Combined, the reports fanned concern that the economy is growing too fast to expect the inflation picture to improve. 8. Global stocks fell as a larger-than-expected increase in U.S. jobs fanned concern over higher interest rates. 9. It also discourages domestic investors by fanning concern that more expensive imports will trigger inflation. 10. Problems in the construction industry are fanning concerns problem loans at Japanese banks will increase. |