October 17 Economic Calendar

■ Real Estate Agency announces house price for this week

The Korea Real Estate Agency will announce this week's housing price trend today.

The growth rate of apartment prices in Seoul has continued to fall recently, but the previous two weeks stopped at 0.1%, and attention is being paid to what changes will be made in today's announcement.

■ National Audit of Korea National Oil Corporation...Prospects for the 'Great Whale' Issue
The Korea National Oil Corporation, which leads the so-called Great Whale project, the deep-sea gas field in the East Sea of ∀, will be audited by the National Assembly today.

In particular, congressman Yoo's questions are expected to focus on business feasibility, such as the presence of oil and the possibility of drilling.

■The Financial Supervisory Service's audit predicts a series of financial incidents and 'Lee Bok-hyun' issues.

The National Assembly's audit of the Financial Supervisory Service will be held today.

The controversy over Lee Bok-hyun's overstepping authority over a series of financial accidents and household debt response is expected to come under fire.

■ Samsung Electronics' labor and management resumed negotiations on the wage and collective bargaining today

Samsung Electronics' management and the National Samsung Electronics Union, the largest labor union in the company, will resume main negotiations on wage and collective agreements today.

In addition to the 2023 and 2024 collective agreements that were not previously concluded, labor and management will proceed with the collective agreements in 2025.

It is the first time in three months that Samsung Electronics' labor and management sit face to face since July.

■Ministers of relevant ministries, including Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok, on-site visit to POSCO's Pohang Steelworks, 12:20 p.m.,

The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok and relevant ministers visit POSCO Pohang Steelworks this afternoon.

We will look around the POSCO Hydrogen Reduction Steel Project site, which is a project worth 20 trillion won, and check the government's support plan.