Monday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Fluctuate, Dollar Dips After US Data: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds Near Record High as Weak US Data Spurs Haven Buying

[Yahoo/Reuters] Euro gains after Germany's conservatives win, dollar eases

[Reuters] German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

[Reuters] Ahead of UN showdown on Ukraine, US urges countries to vote no on rival European bid for action

[Politico] EU leaders to hold special meeting on defense and Ukraine on March 6

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Options Traders Line Up Hedges Before Pivotal Nvidia Earnings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] PBOC’s Policy Flip-Flop Sows Confusion Over Timing of Rate Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Local Government Bond Rush Worsens Liquidity Strain

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Alibaba to Spend $53 Billion on AI Infrastructure in Big Pivot

[WSJ] Trump Wants to End the War Fast. Russia Has Its Own Timetable.

[WSJ] The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People

[FT] Zelenskyy’s toughest battle

[FT] ECB faces risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into too many rate cuts, says top official