New York gold futures fell back below $4,450/oz, down 1.20% on the day.

NASA’s next‑generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on Oct. 30 at 07:26 ET (19:26 Beijing) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. The telescope will head to the Sun–Earth L2 point about 1.5 million km from Earth to observe dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets. Design life is five years with a possible five‑year extension; first science images are expected in early 2027.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published its list of merger cases unconditionally approved for Aug 17-23, 2026. Cases include Shenzhen Guanghetong Wireless Co.'s acquisition of equity in Shenzhen Hangsheng Electronics Co. and Yingfang Micro's purchase of equity in Shanghai Xiaokeli Information Technology Co.