Peter Watson
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.
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Episodes
Episode 385: Here’s our roundup of some of the week’s big stories…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 22.01.2022 53:13
In this episode, Ralph and I discuss some of the week’s main stories - Ukraine/Russia/US/NATO, BoJo’s bid for survival and the cost of living etc.
Episode 384: Twitter NFTs vs Peloton disaster…#WeAskWatson 21.01.2022 25:00
In this episode, Will and I talk about the effect Twitter and Facebook might have on NFTs as well as Peloton’s nightmare…
Episode 383: The FCA’s crypto crackdown vs Sony/Microsoft…#WeAskWatson 20.01.2022 23:50
In this episode, Will and I talk about what’s going on with crypto and the FCA at the moment as well as what Sony’s next moves might be following the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Episode 382: Microsoft/Activision Blizzard vs Meta’s metaverse ambitions…#WeAskWatson 19.01.2022 30:22
In this episode, India and I talk about Microsoft’s massive acquisition and Meta’s latest moves…
Episode 381: Scottish wind farms vs Macao’s gambling relief…#WeAskWatson 18.01.2022 23:15
In this episode, Will and I talk about Scottish windfarms and gambling in Macao (and the industry in general).
Episode 380: London City Airport’s future vs Boots’ potential buyers…#WeAskWatson 17.01.2022 28:16
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the prospects for business travel and why the Issa brothers might be better buyers for Asda than private equity…
Episode 379: Here’s our roundup of some of the week’s big stories…#WatsonsWeeklyRounup 15.01.2022 42:24
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about inflation, NATO vs Russia and Boris Johnson’s partying.
Episode 378: Beyond Meat shorts vs JD Sports/Gymshark…#WeAskWatson 14.01.2022 24:45
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the prospects for Beyond Meat, one of the most shorted stocks on the US stock market, and JD Sports’ sell-off yesterday…
Episode 377: Philips’ potentially costly recall vs Apple-related meta-excitement…#WeAskWatson 13.01.2022 22:05
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about a tricky product recall from Philips and the metaverse possibilities for Apple…
Episode 376: Supermarket price wars vs the recruitment frenzy…#WeAskWatson 12.01.2022 24:00
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Lidl now throwing its hat into the ring on keeping grocery prices low as well as who will benefit most from the ongoing hiring frenzy…
Episode 375: HOW TO SORT YOUR FINANCES…#WatsonsChats 11.01.2022 41:06
In this special episode, I interview my wife, Vicki Watson, who is a chartered financial planner, on how to help YOU to sort out your finances. I thought that this might be particularly helpful to those of you who may have made related New Year’s Resolutions!
Episode 374: Fly Now Pay Later vs rich getting richer…#WeAskWatson 11.01.2022 19:53
In this episode, Duncan and I discuss the growth of Fly Now Pay Later (“Klarna for your ‘olidays”) and how the rich are getting richer…
Episode 373: Ikea’s vaccine stance vs how to resolve the employee skills shortage…#WeAskWatson 10.01.2022 23:42
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Ikea’s rules on unvaccinated staff and how to tackle the ongoing skills shortage among the workforce…
Episode 372: How Watson’s Daily and the Commercial Law Academy came into being…#WatsonsChats 09.01.2022 51:28
In this episode, Jaime interviews Jake Schogger and I about our respective backgrounds and the journeys we’ve taken so far with our start-ups. There have been highs and lows and we talk about why we do all this and how we started working together! For more detail on Jake’s experiences of setting up businesses - and how to avoid the mistakes he’s made - check out https://www.commerciallaw.academy/c...
Episode 371: I ask an expert questions about CRYPTOCURRENCY! #WatsonsChats 21.12.2021 41:14
In this episode, I am joined by the Chief Investment Officer of ByteTree Asset Management Charlie Morris to talk about CRYPTOCURRENCY. If you want to be enlightened about crypto and its future have a listen to our conversation!
Episode 370: Here’s our last weekly roundup of 2021! #WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 19.12.2021 54:52
In this episode, Ralph and I cover a range of topics from the week including the effects of Omicron on the economy, the ongoing flow of M&A deals and, of course, inflation. If you’ve always wondered about inflation and don’t quite understand it, you need to listen to this podcast because Ralph does a very good explanation for you!
Episode 369: Just Eat rapid delivery vs Bank of England’s interest rate hike…#WeAskWatson 17.12.2021 22:06
In this episode, Xenia and I talk about Just Eat’s new deal with Asda and the implications of yesterday’s interest rate rise…
Episode 368: EV subsidy cut vs the pub/restaurant blues…#WeAskWatson 16.12.2021 23:17
In this episode, Xenia and I talk about the latest EV subsidy cut and whether January will actually be as bad as leisure industry bosses are predicting…
Episode 367: Crypto gets it in the neck (again) vs M&A...#WeAskWatson 15.12.2021 22:14
In this episode, Xenia and I talk about the BoE’s latest hazing of cryptocurrencies and the sheer amount of M&A going on at the moment.
Episode 366: Bumper attracts Porsche/JLR interest vs ADF and the streaming boom…#WeAskWatson 13.12.2021 22:12
In this episode, Xenia and I talk about the Klarna of car repairs and how ADF wants to take advantage of the boom in streamers making content in the U.K…
Episode 365: Amazon’s fine vs the Starbucks rebellion…#WeAskWatson 10.12.2021 22:26
In this episode, Hamsi and I talk about the impact of Amazon’s fine from the Italian regulators and whether the unionisation of Starbucks employees is going to spread…
Episode 364: Coffee prices vs Tesco’s Clubcard as the new secret weapon…#WeAskWatson 09.12.2021 22:54
In this episode, Hamsi and I talk about why coffee prices have risen so much and their potential impact as well as Tesco’s move into advertising - powered by its Clubcard.
Episode 363: Commercial Awareness advice from me and two ASCAC finalists…#WatsonsChats 08.12.2021 40:19
In this special episode, I talk to Jaime and Yifei who made it to the final of the Aspiring Solicitors’ Commercial Awareness Competition final. We talk about how they prepared for this as well as commercial awareness in general…
Episode 362: Evergrande’s “bailout” vs Harrods’ staff victory…#WeAskWatson 08.12.2021 15:40
In today’s episode, Hamsi and I talk about Evergrande’s slide into what looks like a state-controlled bailout and an amazing victory for Harrods’ staff in terms of pay.
Episode 361: DoorDash employing full-timers vs Tesco’s (potential) Christmas strikes…#WeAskWatson 07.12.2021 22:35
In this episode, Hamsi and I talk about why DoorDash is taking this unusual step for a gig company and what the ramifications of Tesco striking at Christmas might be…
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