{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a305c08cd02369494108cd9/6aab3a798a1508074d8cec0d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 German News | Why the US Federal Reserve Raised Rates Again","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a305c08cd02369494108cd9/4755b3f6-3751-4290-bb7f-0da410bda7f3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Clear, steady German at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter point to fight high inflation. Also: Syria&#x27;s parliament abolishes an old terrorism court as new tensions grow.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: US-Notenbank erhöht Zinsen erneut · Syrisches Parlament schafft Gericht ab.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: die Preise beruhigen (to calm prices) = to calm prices. Vocabulary: die Zinsen (interest rates), einstimmig (unanimously), der Preis (price).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-09-17\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-09-17</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}