
Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news
Watson’s Daily is the newsletter that improves your COMMERCIAL AWARENESS. In this podcast, the writer of Watson’s Daily talks about the week’s news and its implications. Peter Watson is an ex-stockbroker (13 years at 4 different investment banks in London and Tokyo) who advised some of the world’s biggest financial institutions on the UK, European and Japanese stock markets. He uses this experience to break down and explain key business and financial markets news in an approachable way! He also does the occasional podcast on career-related matters an ex-headhunter.
Latest episodes

Oct 12, 2023 • 24min
Episode 804: UK house prices vs how to recycle EVs…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about UK house prices and the difficulties of recycling EVs…

Oct 11, 2023 • 22min
Episode 803: Country Garden’s nightmare vs PepsiCo’s weight-loss worries…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about China’s latest real estate problem child and PepsiCo’s worries about weight-loss drugs…

Oct 9, 2023 • 26min
Episode 802: Metro Bank’s rescue vs pub health…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about Metro Bank’s rescue and what’s going on with pubs and restaurants at the moment…

Oct 8, 2023 • 38min
Episode 801: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 2nd October 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Rishi Sunak's rather eventful Conservative Party conference and what his plans are re HS2, smoking and A-levels...

Oct 6, 2023 • 25min
Episode 800: EV procrastination vs VinFast looking more like VinVerySlow…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Adam and I talk about the risks of EV procrastination and why VinFast sounds like an absolute disaster…

Oct 5, 2023 • 27min
Episode 799: chat about Sunak’s “reforms”, including HS2…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Adam and I talk about Sunak’s new “reforms” as outlined in yesterday’s Conservative Party conference and what they mean in practical terms…

Oct 3, 2023 • 22min
Episode 798: Netflix in merch vs stopping nosey bosses…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Adam and I talk about Netflix moving into merch a la Disney and new powers to stop bosses spying on you…

Oct 2, 2023 • 18min
Episode 797: the shift from China vs 35 year mortgages…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Adam and I talk about how manufacturing is shifting to central and Eastern Europe and the pros and cons of 35 year mortgages…

Oct 1, 2023 • 51min
Episode 796: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 25th September 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about about Sunak's quotas, private valuations and space insurance!

Oct 1, 2023 • 33min
Episode 795: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 18th September 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Rishi Sunak's rather eventful week...