
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

May 31, 2022 • 21min
Episode 484: Student accommodation vs the future of the car market…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alina and I talk about the attractions of the student accommodation market following news of today’s massive deal and we also talk about what might happen to the car market in the light of the latest figures…

May 30, 2022 • 26min
Episode 483: BoJo’s nuclear headache vs UK house prices…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alina and I talk about Austria sticking its oar into BoJo’s nuclear plans and how house price growth appears to be slowing in the U.K…

May 29, 2022 • 36min
Episode 482: Klarna and Gorillas…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I look at the implications of decisions made this week by Klarna and Gorillas on BNPL and rapid grocery delivery respectively…

May 27, 2022 • 22min
Episode 481: Windfall tax vs Listing rules…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the impact of Sunak’s windfall tax and changes in stock exchange listing rules…

May 26, 2022 • 18min
Episode 480: Stellantis/Samsung battery JV vs VW’s big payout…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the new Stellantis/Samsung JV and what’s next for VW…

May 25, 2022 • 19min
Episode 479: Clubbing in the metaverse…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I chat about the possibilities of partying in the metaverse!

May 24, 2022 • 12min
Episode 478: SEC cracks down on ESG vs Snap’s problems…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the SEC’s crackdown on greenwashing and challenges facing Snap…

May 23, 2022 • 18min
Episode 477: Primary offices vs M&S’s new chapter…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the two-tier commercial property market in the UK and whether M&S is going to disprove the doubters…

May 23, 2022 • 43min
Episode 476: Exit from Covid, NATO and cars…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Greggs, Putin/NATO and Tesla’s week to forget…

May 20, 2022 • 15min
Episode 475: Mercedes sticking with high end vs Amazon becoming the king of streaming…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Mercedes’ decision to really focus on high-end and Amazon’s march to become the king of streaming…