■ December 26 Economic Callender

■ Statistics Korea Announces Population Trends for October 2024, 12:00

The Office for National Statistics will release October population trend data.

Attention is focusing on whether the number of births will bottom out and rebound.

The number of births in September was 25,590, an increase of 10.1% from a year ago, continuing the positive for three months since July, and the number of births in the third quarter has increased for two consecutive quarters from a year ago.

■ Financial authorities meet for corporate value-up, 10 a.m.

With our stock market running out of steam, financial authorities check corporate value-up conditions.

The Financial Services Commission will hold a corporate value-up meeting at 10 a.m. today (26th) on the Korea Exchange.

The government has been pushing for a corporate value-up program to boost stock prices this year, believing that the stock market is not rising due to the undervalued value of our companies.

■ Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok meets with small and medium-sized businesses, 10:00
Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Choi Sang-mok,
will meet with small and medium-sized businessmen who have recently suffered from economic uncertainty to hear about their difficulties and discuss support measures.Attention is focusing on whether the government will be able to send a positive message to small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from the

high exchange rate and sluggish domestic demand.

■ KRW 1,460 Open Won-Dollar Exchange Rate, What Is Today's Financial Market Flow?The exchange rate of

won-dollar exceeded 1,460 won at one point during the day on the 24th.

Due to the strong dollar phenomenon, the exchange rate could rise to 1,500 won next year.

I'm interested in what kind of trend will continue in the financial market today.