By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street resumed its sell-off on Thursday, closing lower as inflation hit a four-decade high, cementing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike key interest rates at the conclusion of next week’s monetary policy meeting to prevent the economy from overheating. Looming uncertainties surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine also helped convince market participants to recommence their flight to safety. All three major indexes ended in the red, though well off session lows, as the U.S. equities market followed its best day in months on Wednesda…