■ January 6 Economic Calendar

■ Jeju Air's plane flight recorder transfers to the U.S. today
FDR, a flight recorder, will be transferred to the United States this morning to determine the cause of the Jeju Air plane accident at Muan International Airport in
.

Earlier, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport decided to transfer it to the United States after judging that it was impossible to analyze the flight recorder in Korea due to the loss of the connector.

Two investigators will go to the U.S. to conduct an investigation together.

■ Ahn Deok-geun is going to the U.S. today...the highest-level visit to the U.S. since martial lawTrade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Deok-geun will go to the U.S. today (6th) ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump scheduled for the 20th of this month.

In the midst of political turmoil after the emergency martial law crisis on the 3rd of last month, the visit of our top official to the U.S. will send a message to the U.S. that Korean companies need to stabilize their business environment.

■ US$415.6 Billion Foreign Exchange Reserves As of the End of December...9th in the world

As of the end of last year, Korea's foreign exchange reserves were $415.6 billion, up $20 million from November.

This is because, despite the strong dollar flow of Trump's election, martial law, and impeachment, the "end-of-quarter effect" has increased foreign currency deposits and generated operating profits for financial institutions.

As of the end of November, Korea's foreign exchange reserves are ranked 9th in the world.

■ Central inspection system for short selling, linked testing from today

The Korea Exchange has developed a central inspection system that can constantly check institutional investors' short selling transactions to prevent illegal short selling ahead of the upcoming short selling that will resume on March 31.

Starting today (6th), the linkage test with major institutional investors who have established the balance management system will begin.