EPISODE · Mar 15, 2026 · 6 MIN
Episode 3: Gravity Charms: Interest Rates and the Time Turner Crash
from Marauder's Map to Wall Street · host Varnika Kothari
Why did the market crash in 2022? It wasn’t a curse—it was Gravity. 🧙♂️📉In Episode 3 of Marauder’s Map to Wall Street, we’re uncovering the most powerful "spell" in the Federal Reserve’s book: The Gravity Charm of Interest Rates. If you’ve ever wondered why Tech stocks (our Gryffindor house!) can suddenly plummet while "boring" companies stay afloat, this episode is your guide. We dive deep into the 2022 market crash, explaining the "Time-Turner" math that changed the value of money and why "Safe Gold" in the bank suddenly became more attractive than future tech dreams.In this episode, you’ll learn:The Cost of Money: Why Interest Rates act like economic gravity.The 2022 Deep Dive: How 11 consecutive rate hikes flipped the market upside down.The Time-Turner Valuation: A simple breakdown of why tech stocks are more sensitive to rate changes.The Great Rotation: Why investors ditched growth for "Present Gold" like energy and staples.Predictive Power: How interest rates and the "Yield Curve" act as a Marauder’s Map for future recessions.
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Why did the market crash in 2022? It wasn’t a curse—it was Gravity. 🧙♂️📉In Episode 3 of Marauder’s Map to Wall Street, we’re uncovering the most powerful "spell" in the Federal Reserve’s book: The Gravity Charm of Interest Rates. If you’ve ever wondered why Tech stocks (our Gryffindor house!) can suddenly plummet while "boring" companies stay afloat, this episode is your guide. We dive deep into the 2022 market crash, explaining the "Time-Turner" math that changed the value of money and why "Safe Gold" in the bank suddenly became more attractive than future tech dreams.In this episode, you’ll learn:The Cost of Money: Why Interest Rates act like economic gravity.The 2022 Deep Dive: How 11 consecutive rate hikes flipped the market upside down.The Time-Turner Valuation: A simple breakdown of why tech stocks are more sensitive to rate changes.The Great Rotation: Why investors ditched growth for "Present Gold" like energy and staples.Predictive Power: How interest rates and the "Yield Curve" act as a Marauder’s Map for future recessions.
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