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.
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Mar 11, 2022 • 50min
Episode 425: Sanction consequences and a possible post-war future…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the consequences of current sanctions, how the free world might unentangle itself from Russia and what things could look like after the war is over…
Mar 11, 2022 • 20min
Episode 424: Food price inflation vs $10bn of missing planes…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about food price inflation and why $10bn-worth of planes are stuck in Russia…
Mar 10, 2022 • 23min
Episode 423: ESG challenges vs Stagecoach’s new offer…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about how ESG investment may change following developments in Russia/Ukraine and what the impact of Stagecoach’s new offer might be on the bus and coach industry
Mar 9, 2022 • 21min
Episode 422: the ongoing exodus vs the nickel nightmare…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about what might happen after the Russian exodus and what the **** is going on with nickel at the moment…
Mar 8, 2022 • 16min
Episode 421: commodity price rises vs EVs pricing out potential buyers…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the impact of huge commodity price rises and whether most of us are getting priced out of buying EVs…
Mar 7, 2022 • 21min
Episode 420: Law firms’ exodus vs TikTok role as a platform…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about what might happen in the longer term regarding the exodus of law firms (and other professional services companies) and how TikTok’s shortcomings have been amplified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Mar 6, 2022 • 34min
Episode 419: Ralph and I discuss some of the week’s big topics in #WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about three MASSIVE topics that sound boring but have huge effect. They are the effect of cutting Russia off from Lloyds of London, the effect of companies pulling out of Russia and the effect of potentially cutting Russia out of indexes like MSCI and FTSE.
Mar 4, 2022 • 16min
Episode 418: Russian exodus vs oil/gas embargo…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Milena and I talk about the effect of the ongoing company exodus from Russia and whether an oil/gas embargo is actually possible as another sanction…
Mar 3, 2022 • 24min
Episode 417: crypto loopholes vs Netflix in gaming…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Milena and I talk about oligarchs using crypto loopholes and why Netflix bought into gaming…
Mar 2, 2022 • 22min
Episode 416: Lidl’s triumph and China’s potential role in peace…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Milena and I talk about UK supermarkets and how China might be the key to a resolution for Ukraine…
