following his move from borussia dortmund for an initial $111 million. he s been meeting the world s media in the spanish capital on thursday, including john watson. when he was told by his dad 15 months ago that real madrid were interested, he said it gave him goosebumps and that set in process this big move to real madrid. and he will wear the number five shirt and it won t be lost on many football fans, that is the shirt that was worn by zinedine zidane, one of the all time club legends here when he was at the club here, so big shoes to fill forjude bellingham, but he is clearly excited by the prospect and says this move moves him out of his comfort zone, but is a challenge he is ready to embrace. he is a great player, he was the best, but for me i am trying to have my own path and maybe extend the legacy of the number, instead of trying to reach his, so yes, i will use everything that i have got around me to try to do good by the number and by the player. now we know, ver
pushing the cost of borrowing up is one of the main ways the central bank can tackle inflation, which remains stubbornly high at 7% three and a half times the target. it is a mixed picture for the world as a whole. china s central bank has cut a key interest rate by 0.1% to 2.65%. that s the first cut in ten months and a reflection that the world s second biggest economy is still struggling to recover from the impact of covid. but on wednesday, the us federal reserve held its main lending rate at a range of 5% to 5.25% and warned there may be more increases later this year. so what s the european central bank s thinking behind its increase? here s what the president, christine lagarde, had to say earlier. indicators of underlying price pressures remain strong. although some show tentative signs of softening. staff have resigned
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