Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news
Peter Watson
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.
Episodes
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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...
Sep 29, 2023 • 22min
Episode 794: private equity deal drought vs Sam/Jony & Masa’s search for an AI game-changer…#WeAskWa
In this episode, Kate and I talk about the reasons behind the current private equity deal drought and how some leading lights in tech are putting their heads together to come up with a game-changing AI product…
Sep 28, 2023 • 19min
Episode 793: The need for insurance in space vs Lululemon/Peloton playing nice…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Kate and I talk about the increasing need for insurance in space and how Lululemon and Peloton have put past rivalries aside to work together…
Sep 27, 2023 • 23min
Episode 792: First-time buyer nightmares vs Meta abandoning its London office…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Kate and I talked about difficulties faced by first-time buyers and why Meta has paid landlord British Land a whopping £149m to get out of its lease!
