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
Feb 2, 2024 • 22min
Episode 854: Ferrari roars vs the Parisian SUV vote…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Ferrari’s continued success and why Parisians want to triple parking charges for SUV owners…
Feb 1, 2024 • 30min
Episode 852: Red Sea sanctions and Evergrande’s nightmares…#LegalLiz
In this episode, LegalLiz and I talk about what it means when countries impose sanctions on a practical basis and the implications of Evergrande’s liquidation (and what it means when companies go bust)…
Feb 1, 2024 • 22min
Episode 853: Boohoo’s nightmares vs Temu taking on Amazon…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Boohoo’s finance problems (and potentially whether it could become a target) as well as Temu trying to spend its way to beating Amazon in the US…
Jan 31, 2024 • 22min
Episode 851: Hong Kong law changes vs council finances…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the impact of proposed security law changes in Hong Kong and what needs to be done about council finances to stop them going bust!
Jan 30, 2024 • 25min
Episode 850: Flutter’s emigration vs nosey bosses…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about why Flutter wants to switch its primary listing to New York and why bosses are getting so nosey…
Jan 29, 2024 • 39min
Episode 849: Post Office woes, financial sector consolidation &Musk’s Swedish misadventure…#LegalLiz
This is a new branch of the podcast where I discuss current themes with my friend Liz, who will give a more legal perspective. Apologies for the sound in places on my side - I sound a bit like a robot, but we get there 👍 We recorded this about a week-and-a-half ago…
Jan 29, 2024 • 23min
Episode 848: Cooler holidays vs AI naughtiness…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about holiday trends and how X and Taylor Swift crossed paths this weekend…
Jan 28, 2024 • 39min
Episode 847: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 22nd January 2024)
In this edition, Ralph and I talk about the effect that the Houthi rebels are having on global inflation and the diverging fortunes of the luxury sector...
Jan 21, 2024 • 53min
Episode 846: Peter & Ralph's THEMES FOR 2024
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the themes I mention in this year's Watson's Yearly: populism/democracy, near-shoring, more deglobalisation, renewables, more targeted AI and the growth of the Middle East and India.
Jan 21, 2024 • 42min
Episode 845: Why Ralph is a genius and how AI could change the insurance industry!
This is an episode that I recorded before Christmas with Ralph where we had an interesting discussion about how AI can change the insurance industry. Ralph is an expert in insurance, so you should definitely give this a watch/listen!
