■January 16 (Thursday) Economic Calendar

■Bank of Korea Monetary Policy Committee announces monetary policy direction

The Bank of Korea will hold its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting today (16th) to decide the base rate.

Currently, the base rate is 3% per year.

Attention is focusing on what choice will be made between sluggish domestic demand and high exchange rates.

■BYD Korea Media Showcase

BYD, China's largest electric vehicle maker, will hold a showcase to announce its first entry into the Korean market in the passenger car market.

BYD sold 4.3 million vehicles in the global market last year, including 1.76 million pure electric vehicles.

■Large supermarkets will start main sale of Lunar New Year gift sets from today
Following the
department store, large discount stores will start selling Lunar New Year gift sets.

Cost-effectiveness sets with high quality compared to price are expected to be the main sales.

Large discount stores also participate in discount events for Lunar New Year's products.

■Korea Rural Economic Research Institute Agricultural Outlook 2025 Competition, 10:00 p.m., Lotte Hotel World in Seoul

The Korea Rural Economic Research Institute will hold the "2025 Agricultural Outlook" competition to discuss the future and development plans of our agriculture.

In the age of artificial intelligence, I'm curious about the possibility of innovation in agriculture.

It also comes with live broadcasts.