Over the past few trading days, the broader U.S. equity markets witnessed a downtrend owing to higher-than-expected inflation data. Per the latest reports, the consumer price index increased 0.3% in December month over month and 3.4% on a year-over-year basis compared with broader expectations of a 0.2% and 3.2% rise, respectively, primarily due to higher rents and food prices. This portrays that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow down inflation to its 2% target will likely remain bumpy in the year ahead ...