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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Mar 24, 2022 • 24min
Episode 435: rising US interest in EVs vs why Sunak didn’t give us ££…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I chatted about why Americans are getting more interested in EVs these days and the reasons behind Sunak being more frugal in the Spring Statement than many would have hoped…
Mar 23, 2022 • 20min
Episode 434: NatWest doing BNPL vs potentially falling car sales…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about NatWest dipping its toes into Klarna territory and how weakening car loans may be pre-empting a loss in momentum for car sales…
Mar 22, 2022 • 17min
Episode 433: a MASSIVE potential warehouse deal vs more chip shortages…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Prologis’ interest in Blackstone’s warehouses and how chipmakers might face a shortage of chip making equipment for the next two years…
Mar 21, 2022 • 22min
Episode 432: lab-grown meat vs pubs being defeated by leccie bills…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the joys of lab-grown meat and how pubs and other businesses in the leisure industry could go bust because they can’t pay their bills…
Mar 20, 2022 • 42min
Episode 431: China’s Covid woes, death of globalisation & alternative energy…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the effect another round of Covid is having on China, how globalisation might be reversed because of the current war in Ukraine and what the options are regarding the future of alternative energy…
Mar 18, 2022 • 21min
Episode 430: P&O nightmare vs Japanese earthquake scuppering nuclear power plans…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about P&O’s shocking mass-sacking and how Japan’s big earthquake yesterday could have thrown a spanner in the works for PM Kishida’s plans for nuclear power…
Mar 17, 2022 • 18min
Episode 429: high street turnaround vs massive insurance claims…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the ongoing turnaround of the UK high street and the effect of the the massive insurance claims that will no doubt ensue from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….
Mar 16, 2022 • 20min
Episode 428: Intel’s European plans vs governments crossing red lines…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Intel’s plans to expand semiconductor production in Europe and how governments are having to consider crossing environmental red lines…
Mar 15, 2022 • 24min
Episode 427: Expensive potatoes vs Bayer’s sanctions…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about increasing potato prices being yet another rising price to be added the growing list that is squeezing household budgets AND how Bayer’s sanctions against Russia could prolong higher food prices…
Mar 14, 2022 • 19min
Episode 426: M&S’s new partnership vs the NFT slump…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Early Learning Centre at M&S and the current slump in NFTs.
