Jayanth Rama Varma — an academic whose four-year term as an external member on the monetary policy committee comes to an end in early October — said over the past year or so, “food inflation has consisted largely of transient spikes that do not spill over into core inflation.”
Dollar jumps as Fed holds rates but projects one hike later this year
The dollar strengthened as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady but signaled a potential hike later this year, with policymakers raising inflation projections. New
June 17, 2026