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The Indian rupee may drop to 72 to a US dollar in six months as growth slows.

HSBC, JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley and Nomura cut India GDP forecasts.

Gold remains safe investment hedge in times of economic uncertainty.

Manmohan Singh tells parliament fundamentals of Asia's third largest economy remain strong.

Financial Conduct Authority reaches deal on redress scheme for credit card holders mis-sold fraud protection insurance.

Huarong Asset Management $1.5bn share offer before Hong Kong listing.

Sale comes after RBS deal with HSBC fell through in November last year.

UK at bottom of M&A deals list while US is on top.

Barratt announces target after securing planning permission for 1,100 new London homes across two join ventures worth £675m.

Deutsche Bank to prune its balance sheet by 20% and reach 3% equity loan ratio

Japanese bank lending increases in June by 1.9% showing signs of improved economic conditions.

Reliance Capital said it has roped in Japanese financial powerhouses SumitomoMitsui Trust Bank and Nippon Life Insurance to boost its bid for a banking licence in India

Bank's decision follows similar moves by American competitors Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

Barclays, Citigroup, CLSA, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley welcome Infosys' co-founder's return.

Lloyds realises pre-tax gain of around £540m from sale.

Suntory is expected to receive approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as Wednesday, according to Reuters.

German economic activity in April slows for the first time in five months as Cyprus headwinds hit the eurozone core.

British government pushes on with plans for uranium company stake sale.

Giorgio Napolitano becomes first two-term president after weekend vote that could mark end of political gridlock.

The deal results in the carmaker's exit from aerospace activities.

ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure challenges 'Cyprus template' suggested by Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

Dell has confirmed Blackstone and Carl Icahn have submitted bids for the company, giving details on both offers.

Apple earns almost $1 billion a year from Google simply for keeping it as the default search engine on its iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Sony has posted a loss of £73m last three months of 2012, but that's a lot better than the £1bn loss posted the year before.

McGraw Hill shares plunge to six-month low after S&P unit says Justice Department planning civil suit

Japan's consumer prices fall in December raises deflation concerns despite the recent government efforts to boost inflation rates.

Barclays aims to axe 15 percent of investment banking operations in Asia, just after it has announced that it is conducting its UK staff cull

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China's fourth-quarter rebound lifted the FTSE close to a five year high but weak retail sales keep investors cautious.

Bank's full-year profit remains in the red but solid fourth quarter and investment banking jobs cuts boost investor optimism.