{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a70cb531272918eee8ee568/6aab3d2efce2f88226ee3795?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 Italian News | Why the US Federal Reserve Raised Rates Again","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a70cb531272918eee8ee568/f62bae91-fe7f-48a4-97e6-68c07b928b50.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn Italian through today’s real news. Clear, steady Italian at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time in more than three years, as prices stay high and consumers feel the pressure. Also: Syria&#x27;s parliament abolishes an old terrorism court and debates how to heal old legal wounds while tensions rise in the northeast.</p>\n\n<p>Oggi: La Fed alza i tassi · La Siria abolisce il tribunale.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s Italian focus: ha alzato i tassi, raised rates = raised rates. Vocabulary: aumento (increase), i tassi (interest rates), prezzi (prices).</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/italian-a2-2026-09-17\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/italian-a2-2026-09-17</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}