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Economy Private sector output growth in March slowest since Oct 2011: HSBC CAD likely to be at 4.8 % in March quarter: HSBC PM promises ‘all steps’ to boost forex flows Excise, service tax mop-up to beat target despite slowdown High Price may Curb Oil Demand International Trends German March Car Sales Drop 17% on Europe Economy Concern U.S. Company Add 158,000 Workers to Payrolls, ADP Says Asia Soaring Wages Mean Rising Prices Worldwide Euro-Area March Inflation Slows Less Than Estimated Slowing Service Industries Point to Cooler U.S. Growth: Economy Mutual Funds AMCs' average assets rise 19.5% in FY13 Allocation to defensive stocks has increased: Sandesh Kirkire,CEO Kotak Mutual Fund Equity funds' performance at worst level in 5 quarters   RGESS finds few takers  Equity Market Market falls in last-hour selling FIIs Breathe Easy as Reforms Cut Through the Red Tape  Concerned over grey market growth, Sebi calls for one regulator Debt Market Funds raised in primary markets jump 44% U.S. Company Credit Swaps Rise; Toll Brothers Unit to Issue Debt Treasuries Rise as Jobs, Services Data Miss Forecasts Spanish, Italian Bonds Advance on ECB Rate Outlook, Cyprus Deal Rating agencies differ on credit quality outlook for 2013-14 Real Estate Facing a Big Hit, Property Owners May Move Court Against Retrospective Tax Hong Kong Businesses Vanish as Rents Soar: Real Estate NCR's emerging affordable housing investment hub  Insurance The many ways to reduce your car insurance premium Irda limiting new products each year to five may be restrictive: Life insurers Non-life insurers look at more premium increase A Good Safety history Can Help Offset increase in Car Insurance Costs Forex Rupee drops to 2-week low on CAD concern Ruble Tumbles Most in 14 Weeks as Europe Woes Stoke Outflows Pound Rises on Speculation BOE Will Refrain From Adding Stimulus Canadian Dollar at Almost 6-Week High on Australian Trade Data Yen Climbs on Speculation BOJ Will Disappoint; Sterling Advances China Flags Risks of Weakening Yen Commodities WTI Crude Drops as U.S. Oil Stockpiles Gain Silver Slumps to Eight-Month Low in Bear Market; Gold Declines Commodities Fall as Oil Drops on U.S. Inventories Report Opinion Tussle in Europe’s backyard Food inflation: Blame the fisc, not private trade Telcos turn upwardly mobile Two sectors to fix Knowledge Center OFS Turns into Opportunity for Stocking Up, But don’t Rush in Why a simple investor may not beat a fund manager in earning returns ‘Financial planning is process based and not product driven’  Four critical things that you should look in a MF Factsheet Buy a house or save for retirement?