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
Mar 6, 2025 • 24min
Episode 914: How Germany, Europe and the UK might finance defence spending......
In this episode, Szonja and I talk about how Europe, Germany and the UK might be able to finance increased defence spending - the new reality!
Mar 6, 2025 • 48min
Episode 913: Negotiation expert schools me in what Trump's ACTUALLY doing...
Last Friday's debacle in the White House showcased Trump in full "negotiation" mode with Zelenskyy. I asked Giles Morgan, founder of Kahvay and negotiation expert, what is actually driving Trump's behaviour. This was a fascinating chat and Giles clarified a lot of things!Follow Kahvay on https://kahvay.com/Sign up to the free negotiation blog on https://blog.kahvay.com/If you want to learn more about how to negotiate go to https://courses.kahvay.com/courses/level-1-negotiation-in-professional-services-and-recruitment(I'm not earning anything from this - I just thought you'd find this useful!)
Mar 1, 2025 • 49min
Episode 912: Weekly with Ralph about Germany's new beginning and WTF is going on with Trump (part 2!)
Ralph and I recorded this pretty much at the same time as Trump humiliated Zelenskyy in front of a world audience (we didn't know this was going on at the time! We only found out afterwards). What we said here turned out to be VERY true 😱...
Feb 26, 2025 • 24min
Episode 911: Farmer strife vs Tesla's downfall...
In this episode, Gabby and I talk about farmers' woes and why Tesla's on a losing streak...
Feb 25, 2025 • 14min
Episode 910: Office property consolidation in the UK?
In this episode, Chris and I talk about what's happening with commercial property and whether there's going to be consolidation on the horizon!
Feb 23, 2025 • 39min
Episode 909: Weekly with Ralph and WTF is going on with Trump vs the World??
While one host was on holiday, the world seemed to change overnight. They dive into the unsettling political shifts in the U.S., drawing chilling comparisons to authoritarian leaders. The implications for NATO and European security are explored, particularly with rising tensions involving China and Taiwan. The duo also discusses the formidable influence of figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Lastly, they muse on the future of the James Bond franchise amidst the evolving entertainment landscape.
Feb 5, 2025 • 23min
Episode 908: Musk's power trip vs Trump chaos
In this episode, Gabi and I talk about Musk throwing his weight around in the White House and Trump's tariff bonanza...
Jan 29, 2025 • 24min
Episode 907: DeepSeek reflections from an AI company founder...
In this episode, I ask the founder and CEO of AI company BotsForThat, Daniel Lawrence, what he makes of the DeepSeek news and what it means for AI now and in the future...
Jan 28, 2025 • 25min
Episode 906: DeepSeek deep thoughts 💭
In this episode, Gabby and I talk about DeepSeek - its story so far, the impact on AI, thoughts around it and what the future holds...
Jan 27, 2025 • 26min
Episode 905: Why private credit is a big deal!
In this episode, I discuss with Legal Liz why private credit is such a big deal and why it really matters to the financial industry!
