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Mark Gilbert

ARTICLES BY MARK GILBERT

Elon Musk says Tesla will now accept payment in Bitcoin for its cars. (REUTERS)

Elon Musk's bitcoin adventure promises an even wilder ride

2 min read . 25 Mar 2021

Want to spend bitcoin at Amazon? Talk to Chuck Norris

1 min read . 22 Dec 2017

Twitter has added users in a straight line that travels from the bottom left of the chart to the top right, while market volatility has ebbed and flowed during that period, which detracts somewhat from the prosecution’s case against social media. Photo: AFP

Twitter: An unlikely culprit for the death of volatility?

2 min read . 17 May 2017

Paul Tucker, former deputy governor of the Bank of England. Photo: Bloomberg

Jail bankers who saved the world?

4 min read . 28 Oct 2016

ECB chief Mario Draghi. The European Central Bank on Thursday left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged but kept the door open to more stimulus in December. Photo: Bloomberg

Preserving central bank independence

4 min read . 21 Oct 2016

A Google search for ‘helicopter money’ turns up about 16 million results, showing how a once obscure theory has entered the popular policy lexicon.

Helicopters loaded with money

3 min read . 15 Jul 2016

Try rate hikes to rescue the economy

3 min read . 22 Jun 2016

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi. Photo: AP

Buying junk shows ECB is desperate

2 min read . 13 Jun 2016

Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos. If May comes and goes without a deal—because of German inflexibility on debt relief, IMF stubbornness on targets or Greek brinksmanship—Greece and its creditors may run out of time to avoid default. Photo: Bloomberg

Greece’s summer of discontent

3 min read . 13 Apr 2016

Helicopter money is looking less crazy

3 min read . 23 Mar 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Helicopter money might be closer

3 min read . 17 Mar 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Weak bank earnings are no surprise

2 min read . 25 Feb 2016

Bitcoin was the world’s worst-performing currency in 2014, losing more than 57% of its value against the dollar, but regained almost 40% this year. Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin won in 2015, but Apple has lost big

4 min read . 30 Dec 2015

True ‘Lehman Moments’ must clear these hurdles

4 min read . 02 Oct 2015

After more than half a decade of inactivity on interest rates, the US Federal Reserve believes economic conditions have improved enough that it can raise borrowing costs. Photo: Bloomberg

Global economy is now a Rorschach test

3 min read . 30 Mar 2015

Bitcoin claims to provide Web buccaneers with a secure store of value free from the risk of government confiscation or interventionist devaluation. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin beats hryvnia, rouble as the worst currency of 2014

3 min read . 25 Dec 2014

A Parliamentary treasury committee, quizzed RBS whether they are charging small-and medium-sized enterprises advisory fees to oversee their loan defaults and buying up their assets on the cheap. Photo: Bloomberg

RBS takes home top prize on national bad ideas day

2 min read . 24 Jul 2014

Mark Carney, Bank of England governor, may be attempting to pull off a trick known as ‘Maradona theory of interest rates’ identified by his predecessor, Mervyn King, who in turn attributed it to the former Argentina soccer star, Diego Maradona. Photo: Bloomberg

BoE chief Mark Carney is bending it like Maradona

2 min read . 20 Jun 2014