Peter Watson

Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news

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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.

Author

Peter Watson

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News

Podcast website

www.watsonsdaily.com

Latest episode

May 3, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 632: Tesla impact vs Japan’s 40% wage hike…#WeAskWatson 23.01.2023

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the impact of Tesla’s price cuts and whether Japan’s 40% wage hike will actually make a difference…

Episode 631: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 16th January 2023) 22.01.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the potential for plastics litigation and the implications of ChatGPT and possible issues...

Episode 630: Tech layoffs vs the future with AI…#WeAskWatson 20.01.2023

In this episode, Yasmine and I consider the implications of the tech layoffs and the future impact of AI…

Episode 629: Didi’s new rival vs the start of plastic litigation…#WeAskWatson 19.01.2023

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about Didi’s new challenger and whether plastics litigation could be the next tobacco/opioid litigation…

Episode 628: Goldman’s woes vs the property dilemma…#WeAskWatson 18.01.2023

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about Goldman Sach’s woes and whether now is a good time to buy property…

Episode 627: TikTok’s US woes vs Microsoft’s big bet on ChatGPT…#WeAskWatson 17.01.2023

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about TikTok’s problems in the US and Microsoft’s big potential investment in ChatGPT…

Episode 626: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 9th January 2023) 15.01.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the likelihood of China invading Taiwan in the short term, UK supermarkets' overall successful Christmas and the knock-on effects of a lack of dealflow on investment banking and other industries.

Episode 625: Asos headaches and retail’s future…#WeAskWatson 13.01.2023

In this episode, Marianna and I talk about ASOS disappointment and what could be in store over the short term in UK retailing…

Episode 624: Barratt Developments vs Gen Z riches…#WeAskWatson 12.01.2023

In this episode, Marianna and I talk about Barratt Developments and its cautious take on the property market as well as why JD Sports has done so well from Gen Z-ers…

Episode 623: Byron Burger’s woes vs Goldman Sachs’s overhaul…#WeAskWatson 11.01.2023

In this episode, Marianna and I talk about Byron Burger’s latest attempt at survival and the implications of Goldman Sachs’s overhaul…

Episode 622: Every Lidl helps vs the charms of warehousing…#WeAskWatson 10.01.2023

In this episode, Marianna and I talk about Lidl’s ongoing triumphs and why warehousing still has attractions…

Episode 621: Vanguard vs Apple Stores in India…#WeAskWatson 09.01.2023

In this episode, Marianna and I talk about Vanguard’s success and Apple’s expansion in India…

Episode 620: Peter'n Ralph's themes for 2023 09.01.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about automation, energy, supply chains, Big Tech regulation and ESG as themes to watch out for in 2023.

Episode 619: How to be a commercial awareness Jedi master 😁 21.12.2022

In this episode, Hamsi and I talk about how she got to the final of the UK’s most prestigious commercial awareness competition and what YOU can do to improve YOUR understanding of business and financial markets news!

Episode 618: interest rate hikes vs China chip problems…#WeAskWatson 15.12.2022

In this episode, Jordan and I talk about central banks’ interest rate hikes and the problems China is having with US sanctions…

Episode 617: insolvencies vs strikes (!)…#WeAskWatson 14.12.2022

In this episode, Jordan and I talk about rising insolvencies and whether the government could actually give public sector workers an inflation-linked pay rise (and what would happen if it did)…

Episode 616: FTX/bitcoin drama vs realistic EV prospects…#WeAskWatson 13.12.2022

In this episode, Jordan and I talk about the latest FTX/bitcoin drama and when EV demand is going to ACTUALLY pick up…

Episode 615: Microsoft/Nintendo vs Moonpig upside…#WeAskWatson 08.12.2022

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the implications of Microsoft’s agreement with Nintendo and why Moonpig’s future might not be so bad

Episode 614: EU/Amazon anti-trust probe vs China as king of EVs…#WeAskWatson 07.12.2022

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the EU’s victory over Amazon and China as a rising power in electric vehicles and battery manufacturing…

Episode 613: Inflation prospects vs TikTok winning the ad race…#WeAskWatson 06.12.2022

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about rising prices and whether TikTok will pull in the ad dollars…

Episode 612: EU subsidy fight-back vs Big Bang 2.0…#WeAskWatson 05.12.2022

In this episode, Yasmine and I talk about the EU response to tempting US subsidies and whether Big Bang 2.0 legislation will be all that impressive…

Episode 611: Employment trends vs EVs not being as cheap to run as you’d think…#WeAskWatson 02.12.2022

In this episode, Lacie and I talk about how white-collar workers are losing their jobs and how EVs won’t actually be cheaper to own than petrol-powered cars…

Episode 610: Starlink’s win vs Chinese companies going to Singapore…#WeAskWatson 01.12.2022

In this episode, Lacie and I talk about Starlink’s win over OneWeb and Chinese companies drifting over to Singapore to future-proof themselves…

Episode 609: crypto exchange clampdown vs Twitter spreading misinformation…#WeAskWatson 30.11.2022

In this episode, Lacie and I talk about the High Court decision regarding the tracing of stolen crypto assets and Twitter abandoning its misinformation policy….

Episode 608: Windpower U-turn vs the Musk/Apple tussle…#WeAskWatson 29.11.2022

In this episode, Lacie and I talk about the government’s windpower U-turn and whether the Musk/Apple tussle is just noise…

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