Former Fed Official Calls for Abandoning Focus on Core Inflation in Medium-Termhttp://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/792008_Fed_Core_Inflation.aspElevated food prices are caused by increased global demand that shows no signs of letting up, and monetary policy should stop excluding food prices and begin to focus on total , rather than core, inflation, wrote a former official from the Federal ReserveenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)