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(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY States' debt-GSDP ratio improves in FY10-12: Icra Tax sops to insurance may be in the offing Goldman Sachs: Budget a test of govt's commitment to fiscal responsibility Govt plans to introduce 16 new Bills in Budget session  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Obama Clashes With Yield Shows Bonds Below Growth Outlook Aso Says Japanese Government Not Planning Foreign Bond Buys RBA Saw Signs Lower Rates Are Working, Retains Scope to Ease U.K. Home Sellers Increase Prices in Sign of Rebound EQUITY MARKET A private equity drought Slowdown deepening and widening: Credit Suisse BSE Sensex recovers over 86 points, Nifty up by 34 points in early trade Import duty increase needed to protect steel players FIIs inflow touches new high at Rs 1.47 lakh cr  DEBT MARKET A new hope in bond markets Lower retail loan rates may pinch banks' margins U.K. Yield Curve at Steepest in 11 Months Before Auction Spanish Bonds Advance After German Confidence Improves U.S. 10-Year Yield Trades Close to 2% Before Fed Minutes COMMODITIES Copper Falls Most in Four Months on U.S., China Housing Gold Drops for Fourth Session Amid Concern U.S. May End Stimulus Oil Fluctuates Amid Seaway Pipeline Delays  FOREX Rupee to face downward pressure N.Z. Dollar Drops on China Milk Powder Reports; Aussie Up Brazil Swap Rates Drop as Retail Sales Decline; Real Advances Yen Rises After Aso Rules Out Japan’s Foreign-Debt Buying Dollar May Reach 2009 High Versus Yen: Technical Analysis Euro Breakup Risk Falls to 5-Year Low in Butterfly: Currencies   MUTUAL FUNDS RGESS takes commissions to  highest Mutual funds best bet for small town investors' Try the Hybrid Option if You Suffer Stock Fright  INSURANCE Third-party Insurance for Cars may Cost 39% More Insurance sector looking for remunerative tax incentives REAL ESTATE Key real estate markets see return of pre-launches Many Sahara realty projects stuck; experts pessimistic Pay more upfront, and get 12-15% discount on flats  OPINION Worsening current account Andy Mukherjee: A Budget for banks A K Bhattacharya: Mind the expenditure cut A growth budget all the way FE Editorial : Twin deficits again Stock markets do not slow when GDP does!  Economy drives ties with UK KNOWLEDGE CENTER Should you opt for home saver ? How to Shield Yourself from Credit Card Fraud Look beyond Section 80 C for tax-saving instruments Guarding against a weak rupee How the rupee’s movements can wreck your portfolio