A new survey finds that, for the first time, more central banks plan to reduce their dollar reserve holdings than increase them — a structural inflection point in global reserve diversification. The setup creates a slow-burn headwind for the DXY and a potential tailwind for gold, the euro, and yuan-adjacent assets.

Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate search crawlers from AI training crawlers, or face default blocking across publisher sites it protects. This positions NET as a de facto gatekeeper between AI firms and web content, potentially opening a new monetization layer — but execution risk and competitive response remain real.

Kroger has agreed to acquire a family-owned grocery chain for $1.65 billion, its first major deal following the collapse of its $25 billion Albertsons merger attempt. Experts are already flagging regulatory and competitive concerns, putting KR's M&A strategy back in focus.