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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Jan 9, 2023 • 22min
Episode 621: Vanguard vs Apple Stores in India…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Marianna and I talk about Vanguard’s success and Apple’s expansion in India…
Jan 9, 2023 • 33min
Episode 620: Peter'n Ralph's themes for 2023
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about automation, energy, supply chains, Big Tech regulation and ESG as themes to watch out for in 2023.
Dec 21, 2022 • 44min
Episode 619: How to be a commercial awareness Jedi master 😁
In this episode, Hamsi and I talk about how she got to the final of the UK’s most prestigious commercial awareness competition and what YOU can do to improve YOUR understanding of business and financial markets news!
Dec 15, 2022 • 22min
Episode 618: interest rate hikes vs China chip problems…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jordan and I talk about central banks’ interest rate hikes and the problems China is having with US sanctions…
Dec 14, 2022 • 20min
Episode 617: insolvencies vs strikes (!)…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jordan and I talk about rising insolvencies and whether the government could actually give public sector workers an inflation-linked pay rise (and what would happen if it did)…
Dec 13, 2022 • 19min
Episode 616: FTX/bitcoin drama vs realistic EV prospects…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jordan and I talk about the latest FTX/bitcoin drama and when EV demand is going to ACTUALLY pick up…
Dec 8, 2022 • 20min
Episode 615: Microsoft/Nintendo vs Moonpig upside…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the implications of Microsoft’s agreement with Nintendo and why Moonpig’s future might not be so bad
Dec 7, 2022 • 23min
Episode 614: EU/Amazon anti-trust probe vs China as king of EVs…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the EU’s victory over Amazon and China as a rising power in electric vehicles and battery manufacturing…
Dec 6, 2022 • 18min
Episode 613: Inflation prospects vs TikTok winning the ad race…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about rising prices and whether TikTok will pull in the ad dollars…
Dec 5, 2022 • 17min
Episode 612: EU subsidy fight-back vs Big Bang 2.0…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the EU response to tempting US subsidies and whether Big Bang 2.0 legislation will be all that impressive…
