FrankfurtLoan obstacles now hit 7% of euro zone firms.

European Central Bank survey shows banks trimming credit lines as firms need more.

The bank has been raising rates against energy-driven inflation, and firms in both surveys now expect prices up 3.6%, from 2.5%.

The bank is expected to hold its 2.5% deposit rate when it decides on 29 October.

How each outlet framed it
Reuters
ties tighter credit to firms' working-capital squeeze, citing the rise in trade credit and credit-line demand alongside falling bank availability

Sources: Reuters