Urban C. Lehner

1 week ago | dtnpf.com | Urban C. Lehner

Waiting for Clarity on Tariffs' Effects, the Fed Holds Steady on Interest Rate 6/18/2025 | 7:14 PM CDT By  Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus Jerome Powell and Donald Trump continue to be on different pages. The president wants big interest rates cuts from the Federal Reserve and he's stepped up his attacks on the Fed's chair for not granting his wish.

1 week ago | dtnpf.com | Urban C. Lehner

The Eagle Has Landed 6/16/2025 | 6:46 AM CDT By  Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus The American bald eagle is one of the most heartwarming comeback stories of recent years. There's something about the rebound of this majestic raptor with its telltale white head and white tail that has captured Americans' imaginations. As someone who is frequently out in the field looking at birds, I can attest to this widespread enthusiasm.

2 weeks ago | asiatimes.com | Urban C. Lehner

Commentators are still buzzing over something unusual that started happening in financial markets a few weeks ago. The anomaly is a sharp increase in yields on long bonds combined with a significant fall in the value of the dollar. You can see it in the illustration above charting the 30-year Treasury bonds yield and the US Dollar Index. To understand why this is unusual, imagine you’re an Asian or European investor.

3 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Urban C. Lehner

We're Hearing Financial Crisis Talk Again 6/3/2025 | 1:39 PM CDT By  Urban C. Lehner , Editor Emeritus Commentators are still buzzing over something unusual that started happening in financial markets a few weeks ago. The anomaly is a sharp increase in yields on long bonds combined with a significant fall in the value of the dollar.

1 month ago | asiatimes.com | Urban C. Lehner

The United States-China agreement to reduce tariffs is undeniably a good thing. People like me who have criticized the Trump tariffs are happy to see it. But while it’s a good thing, it’s not a great thing. And it’s certainly not a triumph for the president. It’s good because if we’d stuck to the trade-war tariffs – ours at 145% and theirs at 125% – commerce between the countries would have come to pretty much a complete halt.