By Luc Olinga Inflation remains at a 40-year high, suggesting that the Federal Reserve should remain aggressive in raising rates. For several weeks now, consumers have been taken in by a bad surprise. When they arrive at the checkout, the bill for their groceries has risen sharply and is nothing like the cost of the same products purchased a few days earlier. The price of gas at the pump remains high for vehicle owners when they go to fill up with gas. Things don’t seem to be improving. U.S. inflation accelerated to a fresh forty-year high last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced o…