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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Apr 10, 2022 • 43min
Episode 447: Ralph and I chat about some of this week’s key themes in…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about some of the week’s key themes…
Apr 7, 2022 • 20min
Episode 446: Shanghai lockdown vs UK used car prices…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the effects of the current Shanghai lockdown and whether dealerships are right to be confident about their prospects for the rest of the year…
Apr 6, 2022 • 1h 11min
Episode 445: GM and Honda on cheap EVs vs Shein’s amazing valuation…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about GM and Honda’s joint mission to make EVs more affordable and Shein’s incredible valuation!
Apr 5, 2022 • 21min
Episode 444: Flight delays vs Elon buying into Twitter…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the prospects for air travel in light of current staff shortages and what Elon Musk’s involvement in Twitter might mean for the future…
Apr 4, 2022 • 22min
Episode 443: The four-day-week experiment vs Amazon workers getting unionised…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the UK experiment with the four-day week and what’s going with Amazon employees unionising…
Apr 3, 2022 • 46min
Episode 442: the new world order and the future of energy…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I discuss what could be the new world order and the blended future of renewable and fossil fuel-based energy.
Apr 1, 2022 • 21min
Episode 441: Australian lithium refining vs wealth manager consolidation…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about an exciting development for lithium in Australia and how yet another UK investment manager has been bought by a North American buyer…
Mar 31, 2022 • 23min
Episode 440: the Visa/Mastercard class action vs BoJo’s winds of change…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about the Visa/Mastercard class action lawsuit against the leisure and hospitality industries as well as BoJo’s backtracking on onshore wind farms…
Mar 30, 2022 • 28min
Episode 439: US wage rises vs a major rise in UK credit card borrowing…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about imminent wage rises in the US as well as the big increase in UK credit card borrowing…
Mar 29, 2022 • 26min
Episode 438: solar power vs oil power…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about the government’s desire to push solar power and the oil industry’s desire to drill for oil in the North Sea
