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.
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Jun 27, 2023 • 20min
Episode 740: The changing face of Canary Wharf vs Aston Martin’s relief…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Sarah and I talk about how Canary Wharf might have to usher in a new era and how Aston Martin’s new deal with Lucid could consolidate its future…
Jun 26, 2023 • 19min
Episode 739: Law firms in Saudi Arabia vs due diligence companies in China…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Sarah and I talk about why more law firms are setting up shop in Saudi Arabia and how the clampdown on due diligence companies in China will ultimately limit the inflow of foreign investment…
Jun 25, 2023 • 18min
Epside 738: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 19th June 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I did a much shorter than usual chat because I had to go and pick my son up from his school trip! We spoke about bid speculation surrounding Amazon potentially buying Ocado.
Jun 23, 2023 • 17min
Episode 737: Turkey’s shocking about-face…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Christina and I talk about a potential return to economic orthodoxy for Turkey in a shocking turn of events…
Jun 22, 2023 • 24min
Episode 736: Amazon facing another FTC lawsuit vs Halfords’ prospects…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Christina and I talk about Amazon getting into yet more trouble and where Halfords’ real prospects lie…#WeAskWatson
Jun 21, 2023 • 20min
Episode 735: Frasers Group goes shopping (again) vs more developments on mortgages…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Christina and I talk about the reasoning behind Frasers Group’s latest acquisitions and the latest panic in mortgages…
Jun 20, 2023 • 20min
Episode 734: Airbus’s MASSIVE plane order vs nightmarish mortgage rates…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Christina and I talk about Airbus’s incredible plane order from IndiGo and why the government paying our mortgages isn’t quite as good an idea as it sounds…
Jun 18, 2023 • 55min
Episode 733: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 12th June 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about companies investing in China, the increasing ridiculousness of AI and the ongoing evolution of ESG.
Jun 16, 2023 • 20min
Episode 732: The weirdness of ESG classifications vs the end of Odey Asset Management…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Marta and I talk about how ESG classifications rank tobacco companies above Tesla and why I was so surprised to see Odey being broken up…
Jun 15, 2023 • 15min
Episode 731: new AI regulations vs Music suing Twitter…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Marta and I talk about new AI regulations that are being debated in Europe at the moment and what the implications may be of music publishers taking on Twitter…
