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(Please click on the Newspaper link to read the full article)   INDIAN ECONOMY RBI eases interest rate norm for power debt restructuring Manufacturing PMI at 16-month low Core sector output down 2.5%, first fall since 2005 India Can Absorb $50b FDI Every Year, says FM  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY Argentina ‘Greek Tragedy’ Nears End as Debt Ruling Looms Japan Auto Sales Fall on End of Subsidies as Korea Extends Slump Cyprus Seeks More Time to Meet Targets in Talks With Troika Manufacturing Cools in U.S. as Government Cuts Loom: Economy Japan March Business Confidence Improves Less Than Estimated  EQUITY MARKET IT may Fail to Keep up the Tempo in March Quarter Promoters may Now Find it Difficult to Beat Takeover Code Car Sales Fall 20% in March Despite Record Discounts India Inc’s Profitability Takes a Hit as Demand Slump, Interest Costs Hurt   DEBT MARKET Deposit rates start falling; lending rates to follow suit Bankers to Seek CRR Cut in Pre-policy Meeting with RBI Treasuries Inflation Gauge Falls to One-Month Low COMMODITIES Gold advances for second time in three days WTI Drops for a Second Day; U.S. Crude Stockpiles Seen Rising Copper Tumbles to Seven-Month Low as Metals Fall on Factory Data   FOREX Yuan Jumps to 19-Year High as PBOC Sets Record Reference Rate Canada Dollar at Almost 5-Week High as Wagers on Decline Shrink Dollar Drops Past 93 Yen Before U.S. Jobs Data as Rate Gap Falls   MUTUAL FUNDS MF equity new fund offers hit 11-year low Tax-saver RGESS finds few takers Investors shun emerging market equity funds: EPFR MF investments in software stocks soar to 42-month high  INSURANCE Non-life insurers look at more premium increase Core Investment Cos Get RBI Nod to Enter Insurance Biz A Good Safety Record Can Help Offset increase in Car Insurance Costs  REAL ESTATE Hong Kong Businesses Vanish as Rents Soar: Real Estate CREDAI Seeks Withdrawal of 1% TDS on Property Deals Realtors Adopt Sachet Model to Push Sales  OPINION When rates rise, eventually :- Martin Feldstein,professor of economics at Harvard Monetary policy cannot fix all problems: Sanjeev Sanyal,Global Strategist, Deutsche Bank Wall Street’s Dark Side: Private Stock Trading India needs a leading Indicator :- Jaideep Mishra Equity research process shows growth path for distributors Let's create happy investors Real estate Bill: Will it create consumer comfort? :-Kumkum Sen  KNOWLEDGE CENTER Four critical things that you should look in a MF Factsheet Use your house for a cheaper loan Tax Implication on NRI investment in Mutual Funds Turn your investment dreams into reality MIP - Is this India's most misleading mutual fund product? How many MF schemes should one have in a portfolio?