--- title: News | Monetary Policy description: Monetary Policy | Grassroots Pulse covers public policy and political issues for policy makers, donors, and grassroots leaders at the forefront of the political process. --- [![Grassrotos Pulse](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/grassroots%20pulse%20logo%20-%20minimal%20version%20PNG-1.png?width=3397&height=366&name=grassroots%20pulse%20logo%20-%20minimal%20version%20PNG-1.png "Grassrotos Pulse")](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/) - [Home](https://www.grassrootspulse.com) - [News](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news) - [About](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/about) - [Contact](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/contact) [How Effective is COVID-19 Economic Stimulus?](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/covid-19-economic-stimulus-white-paper/) # Grassroots Pulse [![The Debt Ceiling Fight: Who’s Lobbying for What?](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Which%20industries%20are%20lobbying%20on%20the%20Debt%20Ceiling%20fight.jpg?width=300&name=Which%20industries%20are%20lobbying%20on%20the%20Debt%20Ceiling%20fight.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-debt-ceiling-fight-whos-lobbying-for-what) ###### [Insider,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/insider)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[State & Federal Budgets,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/state-federal-budgets)[Featured](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured) ##### [The Debt Ceiling Fight: Who’s Lobbying for What?](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-debt-ceiling-fight-whos-lobbying-for-what) *Update*: In the late hours of May 31, 2023, the House of Representatives has passed a bill to... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-debt-ceiling-fight-whos-lobbying-for-what) [![How a US Federal Government Default Could Affect You](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20a%20US%20Federal%20Govt%20default%20could%20affect%20you.jpg?width=300&name=How%20a%20US%20Federal%20Govt%20default%20could%20affect%20you.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/how-a-us-federal-government-default-could-affect-you) ###### [Government Spending,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/government-spending)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[State & Federal Budgets,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/state-federal-budgets)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [How a US Federal Government Default Could Affect You](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/how-a-us-federal-government-default-could-affect-you) For Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, it was time to give a clear warning: Congress and the White... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/how-a-us-federal-government-default-could-affect-you) [![The Fight for the Debt Ceiling Has 5 Possible Endings](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Analysis%205%20outcomes%20of%20Debt%20Ceiling%20Fight%20featured%20image.jpg?width=300&name=Analysis%205%20outcomes%20of%20Debt%20Ceiling%20Fight%20featured%20image.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-fight-for-the-debt-ceiling-has-5-possible-endings) ###### [Government Spending,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/government-spending)[Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [The Fight for the Debt Ceiling Has 5 Possible Endings](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-fight-for-the-debt-ceiling-has-5-possible-endings) Over the past few decades, debates around the “debt ceiling” have become a recurrent feature of our... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/the-fight-for-the-debt-ceiling-has-5-possible-endings) [![Why Social Security May Only Be 10 Years Away from Collapse](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/In%2010%20Years%20Social%20Security%20Trust%20Fund%20depleted.jpg?width=300&name=In%2010%20Years%20Social%20Security%20Trust%20Fund%20depleted.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-social-security-may-only-be-10-years-away-from-collapse) ###### [Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured) ##### [Why Social Security May Only Be 10 Years Away from Collapse](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-social-security-may-only-be-10-years-away-from-collapse) Without significant reforms in its pay structure, Social Security payments may be facing an... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-social-security-may-only-be-10-years-away-from-collapse) [![Why Higher Interest Rates are Dangerous for the United States](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/aleksandr-popov-iQqqo2zpmTI-unsplash.jpg?width=300&name=aleksandr-popov-iQqqo2zpmTI-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-higher-interest-rates-are-dangerous-for-the-united-states) ###### [Government Spending,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/government-spending)[Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [Why Higher Interest Rates are Dangerous for the United States](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-higher-interest-rates-are-dangerous-for-the-united-states) In what was likely one of the most significant economic moves of the decade, 2022 saw a series of... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/why-higher-interest-rates-are-dangerous-for-the-united-states) [![Four Key Lessons from the CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fabian-blank-pElSkGRA2NU-unsplash.jpg?width=300&name=fabian-blank-pElSkGRA2NU-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/four-key-lessons-from-the-cbos-long-term-budget-outlook) ###### [Government Spending,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/government-spending)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [Four Key Lessons from the CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/four-key-lessons-from-the-cbos-long-term-budget-outlook) Earlier this year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a massive report on the possible... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/four-key-lessons-from-the-cbos-long-term-budget-outlook) [![Interest May Cost Us a Record Amount of Money within 10 Years](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/giorgio-trovato-WyxqQpyFNk8-unsplash.jpg?width=300&name=giorgio-trovato-WyxqQpyFNk8-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/interest-record-amount-of-money-within-10-years) ###### [Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [Interest May Cost Us a Record Amount of Money within 10 Years](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/interest-record-amount-of-money-within-10-years) Earlier this year, a report from the [Congressional Budget Office](https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57950) offered a torrent of serious... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/interest-record-amount-of-money-within-10-years) [![Former FED Vice-Chair: Recession is ](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Probability%20of%20recession%20very%20high%20featured%20image-1.jpg?width=300&name=Probability%20of%20recession%20very%20high%20featured%20image-1.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/former-fed-chair-recession-is-very-likely) ###### [Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured) ##### [Former FED Vice-Chair: Recession is "Very Likely"](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/former-fed-chair-recession-is-very-likely) As 2022 draws to an end, it is easy to see a consistent pattern among leading economists. This... [Read More](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/former-fed-chair-recession-is-very-likely) [![Deutsche Bank Revisits its Forecast, Predicting a “Deep Recession” This Time](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Deutsche%20Bank%20Major%20recession%20coming%20to%20the%20United%20States%20featured%20image.jpg?width=300&name=Deutsche%20Bank%20Major%20recession%20coming%20to%20the%20United%20States%20featured%20image.jpg)](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/deutsche-bank-forecast-predicting-a-deep-recession-this-time) ###### [Reports,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/reports)[Studies,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/studies)[Interest Rates,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/interest-rates)[Monetary Policy,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/monetary-policy)[Featured,](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/featured)[Campaign Finance](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/tag/campaign-finance) ##### [Deutsche Bank Revisits its Forecast, Predicting a “Deep Recession” This Time](https://www.grassrootspulse.com/news/deutsche-bank-forecast-predicting-a-deep-recession-this-time) A team of economists working for Germany’s Deutsche Bank revised the company’s official outlook... 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