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Author Archives: Urban C. Lehner

Posted inUS-China trade war

US needs new agriculture trade strategy for China

by Urban C. Lehner January 17, 2023January 19, 2023

The waning weeks of 2022 saw several pieces of news on the agricultural trade front. For once, the news was mostly good. Whether it will improve the long-term outlook for agriculture exports, though, is debatable. Here are the December 2022 ag-trade headlines: Not bad news, certainly, but these steps are like blocking and tackling in […]

Posted inPostcard from America

A year for rediscovering common humanity in America

by Urban C. Lehner January 4, 2023January 9, 2023
Posted inUS Federal Reserve

Interest rates: How high, for how long?

by Urban C. Lehner December 26, 2022December 27, 2022
Posted inUnited States

United States no longer the arsenal of democracy

by Urban C. Lehner December 13, 2022December 17, 2022
Posted inUnited States

Election week inspires (in some) hopes for America

by Urban C. Lehner November 15, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inSpace

NASA asteroid crash a watershed moment for humanity

by Urban C. Lehner November 5, 2022November 9, 2022
Posted inPostcard from America

Xi Jinping’s indissoluble bond with Muscatine, Iowa

by Urban C. Lehner October 25, 2022October 28, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

The CHIPS Act is a US industrial moonshot

by Urban C. Lehner October 5, 2022October 10, 2022
Posted inFood Security

The techno-optimist’s dilemma

by Urban C. Lehner September 27, 2022September 30, 2022
Posted inUS economy

The Fed fights inflation, courts recession

by Urban C. Lehner September 8, 2022September 8, 2022
Posted inPostcard from America

On Labor Day, a mixed review of US unions’ role

by Urban C. Lehner September 3, 2022September 3, 2022
Posted inPostcard from America

World’s returning to normal, farmers’ market shows

by Urban C. Lehner August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
Posted inFood Security

Organic farming angle to Sri Lanka’s torments

by Urban C. Lehner August 10, 2022August 10, 2022
Posted inPropaganda

Among some Chinese students, Xi is tied with Eminem

by Urban C. Lehner July 15, 2022July 19, 2022
Posted inUS economy

Fed decided recession is the lesser of two evils

by Urban C. Lehner June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
Posted inCurrencies

Is the US dollar rally ending after a good run?

by Urban C. Lehner June 13, 2022June 14, 2022
Posted inTrade Agreements

Biden’s ‘don’t shoot the piano player’ approach to trade

by Urban C. Lehner June 4, 2022June 6, 2022
Posted inAnalysis, US economy

Even as jobs go begging, many Americans stay home

by Urban C. Lehner May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Posted inUS economy

US Fed needs a Goldilocks touch to avoid recession

by Urban C. Lehner May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
Posted inUS-Japan Relations

Tokyo pushes, DC rejects multilateral trade deals

by Urban C. Lehner April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

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