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 …

Bloomberg Ant Group Co has completed the first sustainability-linked loan arrangement in China’s tech sector. The Chinese fintech company spun off from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has arranged a sustainability-linked revolving credit line with French bank BNP Paribas SA, according to a statement. Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) have interest rates that change depending on if corporations are able to meet certain …