America is getting a highly-anticipated interest rate change — the first cut of the year. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the central bank will slice rates by a quarter percentage point. The call aligns with expectations: CME FedWatch projected a near-100% chance of a September policy shift in the days before the meeting.The Federal Open Market Committee cited slowing job growth as a key reason for the cut, despite inflation heating up once more. The Fed's goal is to keep emplo ...