After a solid 2023 and a great start to this year, volatility returned to Wall Street a couple of weeks ago as concerns grew over the Federal Reserve’s timing for the first rate cut. Investors were expecting that the Federal Reserve would soon announce the first rate cut, but hopes dimmed after data showed that inflation increased in January. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% month over month in January and 3.1% from a year ago, the Commerce Department reported. Also, core CPI, which excludes the vol ...