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(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY Budget 2013 choices give less space for rate cuts, fears RBI Budget 2013: What NRIs expect from the Finance Minister IIP growth likely to remain 1-2% in January: Dun & Bradstreet report Minimum Alternate Tax on SEZs dented India's investment destination image: Ipsos Survey India's GDP estimated at 5% in FY'13: Govt Low consumption, capex may affect India's economic recovery: BofA-ML INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY White House pushing tax hikes, spending cuts to avoid sequester Canada’s Economy Struggles as Inflation and Sales Slow ECB Says Banks to Repay Less Than Forecast of Second Loan EU Says Euro Zone to Shrink in 2013 as Unemployment Rises Consumer Stocks Reflect Skepticism About U.S. Spending EQUITY MARKET Top five factors that may propel market rally in 6 months: Morgan Stanley Reserve Bank data show sales growth moderation in FY12 Conversion challenge before NBFCs Jittery stock markets end week on a flat note Exclusive: 10 reasons why the markets are trading cautiously today DEBT MARKET RBI announces  guidelines on new banking licences Call rates edge lower on reporting Friday Bond yields edge tad lower as traders await budget 2013-14  COMMODITIES Oil Fluctuates as German Confidence Gains; U.S. Supplies Gold Futures Head for Third Straight Weekly Decline Aluminum Drops for Fifth Day as China Output Adds to Supplies  FOREX Rupee posts biggest single-day gain in three weeks Euro Touches One-Month Low as Repayments Are Less Than Forecast Aussie Gains as Stevens Signals Intervention Bar High   MUTUAL FUNDS HSBC MF scraps exit loads on all schemes ‘Value Investing’ Pays Off  RGESS takes commissions to  highs INSURANCE Third-party Insurance for Cars may Cost 39% More Insurance sector looking for remunerative tax incentives REAL ESTATE Delhi likely to pip other destinations as most expensive for commercial realty Policy paralysis & acquisition issues need to be addressed Previously Owned U.S. Home Sales Climb to 4.92 Million  OPINION Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: Budgeting for investment How to grow out of deficits and debt Not a taxing Budget? Manufacturing neglect After Fiscal Consolidation 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