Germany’s economic prospects are worsening by the day as record inflation haunts households and threats swirl over supplies of everything from Russian natural gas to manufacturing components. Growth in Europe’s largest economy will be the weakest among the Group of Seven nations this year, according to fresh forecasts published Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund, which predicts expansion will dip further in 2023. While distinctly more gloomy than European Commission projections from just two weeks ago, the IMF is more upbeat than economists at Credit Suisse AG and Deutsche Bank AG, who say a recession that will last at least through next spring is starting right around now. The bleak outlook confirms weeks of warnings out of corporate Germany: Industrial giants including BASF […]