The chances of Germany slipping into a recession before the end of April are rising, according to a report by economists from the Hans Böckler Foundation on Monday. The growing prospects of a recession are mainly due to falling production in Germany’s manufacturing sector, according to the latest data through December from the foundation’s Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK). The researchers see further negative factors in recent weak retail sales as well as an above-average number of bankruptcy filings by German companies compared to before the pandemic. Rising industrial orders improved the…