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Economy Government depts urged to regulate uneven spending Finmin Pushes State-owned Banks to Help Bring Down Fiscal Deficit Merkel Turns an Angel-a for FTA with India International Trends G20 may cut debt below 90% of GDP U.K. Faces ‘Sluggish’ Growth on Weak Europe, Item Club to Say Housing Construction Probably Advanced: U.S. Economy Preview Fed, BOE Officials Don’t See Signs of Emerging Equity Bubbles Mutual Funds Do you need stocks to retire? Invest in a balanced way Still Keen to Invest in Tax-saving ELSS? Do so with a Long-term View For Mutual Fund Managers, Infosys is Difficult to Ignore Gold ETF growth slows to 18 per cent in FY13 Equity Market Falling FII Flows, March Earnings to Impact Sentiment Sensex hits 7-month closing low; Infosys falls most in decade Debt Market Bonds yields may fall; rupee to trade volatile Bank finance for infra to remain tepid due to Basel-III: Icra Real Estate Use your house for a cheaper loan The cost of buying property in an auction Insurance Low returns might keep insurers away IRDA directs life insurers to renew dormant licences Manulife, HDFC Life in the fray for HSBC India insurance arm The many ways to reduce your car insurance premium Forex Positive signals emerging for rupee Canadian Dollar Reaches 7-Week High on Demand for Riskier Assets Yen Near 100 Per Dollar Before Kuroda, Set for Weekly Declines Commodities Should you still bet on Gold? IEA Cuts Oil-Demand Forecast Because of European Demand Natural Gas Rises to 20-Month High After U.S. Stockpile Decline Gold Heads for Third Weekly Drop on Outlook for Reduced Stimulus Opinion Policy makers should react stronger to revive growth “RBI may go for two rate cuts by September”:-Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank The Worst may Be Over for the Indian Economy :-Mauro Ratto of Pioneer Investments Fall in March redemption pressure one-off: ICICI Pru AMC Economy is not the villain Knowledge Center Are your goals realistic? Is opening a bank savings account a good way to start investing? EPF scores over NPS Check the tax efficiency of your salary