Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Dollar rises, global stocks hold highs on March Fed rate hike bets

[Bloomberg] Global Stock Rally Shifts to Asia After U.S. Highs: Markets Wrap

[Bloomberg] Data-Dependent Yellen Running Out of Reasons to Delay Hike

[Bloomberg] U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest in Almost 44 Years

[Bloomberg] Euro-Area Inflation Hits 2 Percent as ECB Debates Policy

[Bloomberg] Two Percent Inflation Not Enough for Draghi to Shift Policy

[Reuters] China February factory growth faster than expected as exports rebound - Caixin PMI

[Bloomberg] China's New Bank Watchdog Vows to Crack Down on Shadow Lending

[Bloomberg] New Risks Loom for China Local Debt, This Time in Dollars

[Bloomberg] Yuan's Calm Faces Test With Dollar Rally as Fed Rate Bets Surge

[WSJ] Nationalists and Economic Growth: The Bad and the Good

[FT] US share buybacks punch below their weight

[WSJ] China’s Xi Positions Allies for Transition Battle