GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve

The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected,which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

(A)which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.
(B)which suggests that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic