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(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY Capping diesel, LPG doles could cut govt burden 40% Is the crisis over for power sector? Realtors, brokers to get RBI lifeline BUDGET WISHLIST OIL Treat Natural Gas on Par With Crude Oil For Tax Exemptions Tax on Super-Rich Unlikely this Budget Tax Changes a Sore Point in India Stint: GE’s Flannery  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Euro Weakens Below $1.32 First Time in Six Weeks as Output Drops Stevens Says 3% Rate Working, Aussie Intervention Bar High Singapore GDP Growth Beats Initial Estimate as Asia Recovers Obama-Boehner Message Tactic on Cuts Seeks to Cast Blame U.S. Jobless Claims Rise for First Time in Three Weeks Index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rose in January China Extending Zhou Stay Seen as Aid to Financial Overhaul EQUITY MARKET Fresh obstacles for Jet-Etihad deal Fed Signals End to Easy Money, Street not Liking it Low spending hits FMCG cos Nifty drops 1.2% on Fed, Budget woes; biggest percentage drop since July 26 DEBT MARKET 'Banks require Rs 2.7 lakh cr for Basel-III' Foreign investors lose appetite for FCCBs Gilts Advance on Speculation BOE Will Boost Asset Buying Junk-Bond Volatility Gains in Split With Stocks: Credit Markets German, Dutch Bonds Advance as Economy Gauge Shrinks Treasuries Climb Before U.S. Consumer Prices Report, Auction  COMMODITIES Gold Poised for Weekly Loss on Concern 12-Year Bull Run Ending Fears of end of stimulus programmes peel gold’s glitter Gold imports down 9% as Govt curbs shipments  FOREX Re falls 41 paise; Street sees more weakening Brazil Real Declines as Mantega Signals End to Currency Measures Canadian Dollar Falls for Fifth Day as Commodities, Stocks Drop Yen Joins Aussie as Most Hit by Yield Rise for Societe Generale Pound May Drop 2.4% on Support Breach: Technical Analysis Euro Trades Near 6-Week Low Before Italian Vote; Aussie Advances    MUTUAL FUNDS HSBC MF scraps exit loads on all schemes ‘Value Investing’ Pays Off  RGESS takes commissions to record highs INSURANCE Third-party Insurance for Cars may Cost 39% More Insurance sector looking for remunerative tax incentives REAL ESTATE Previously Owned U.S. Home Sales Climb to 4.92 Million IL&FS Milestone Realty in talks with Blackstone, Morgan Stanley to sell entire stake in Mumbai project Key real estate markets see return of pre-launches  OPINION Not a taxing Budget? After Fiscal Consolidation Retail Policy After FDI Responding to the global currency fight Fundamental recovery is a good 12 months away: Madhusudan Kela KNOWLEDGE CENTER Avoid Trading, Stick to Quality Large-cap Stocks till Budget How to Invest in Yellow Metal and Meet Your 5-10% Portfolio Target Indian Americans: What not to forget while filing US taxes Guarding against a weak rupee How the rupee’s movements can wreck your portfolio