Bloomberg Oil rallied as a global squeeze on refined products continued to pull fuel prices higher. West Texas Intermediate rose 1.6% to trade near $112 on Monday as US gasoline futures topped $4 a gallon for the first time ever. Rising futures tend to trickle through to the pump quickly, signaling more pain for drivers when the summer driving season …

  Bloomberg Britain’s departure from the European Union may make the economy more sensitive to inflation, a Bank of England rate setter said. “Brexit has reduced the UK’s potential output,” said Michael Saunders, one of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee. “It may also have increased the extent to which, if there is excess demand in the economy, …

  Bloomberg The euro area’s pandemic recovery would almost grind to a halt, while prices would surge even more quickly if there are serious disruptions to natural-gas supplies from Russia, according to new projections from the European Commission. Under a severe scenario, the currency bloc’s economy would expand about 0.2% this year, with inflation topping 9%, as governments struggled to …