The Time Cost of Capital
This is about the time value of money—a crucial concept. Recognize that money has a time cost.
The time value of mon…
Once capital returns fall below labor returns, countries are willing to offer higher rates of return to attract capital, drawing capital inflows. This is what we call an emerging market.
First published 2023-10-11 07:52:08
Price often lags behind value.
But this process is long and winding. Currently, it’s only replacing settlement ratios in a small subset of niche circles. The US dollar’s dominance lies in global investment business settlements, and compared to that, the gap between the renminbi and the US dollar is still 80–100 times.
This information leads to different investment decisions. It’s like knowing a house’s price will drop — a decline over three years versus thirty years results in entirely different decisions.