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 336: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 05.11.2021

In this episode, Ralph (ex-City research analyst and ex-colleague of mine!) and I discuss some of the interesting stories from this week including reaction to COP26, the government’s oil dilemma, the Bank of England leaving interest rates unchanged, NFTs in BTS and how NFTs could develop in the future…

Episode 335: BTS NFTs vs Peloton slowing down…#WeAskWatson 05.11.2021

In this episode, Yenli and I talk about new NFTs in K-pop kings BTS and the future of Peloton…

Episode 334: the renewables future vs BMW’s conservative EV forecasts…#WeAskWatson 04.11.2021

In this episode, Yenli and I talk about an important new power storage initiative and BMW’s reticence on an EV future…

Episode 333: ByteDance/TikTok’s reorganisation vs Maersk basking in supply chain misery…#WeAskWatson 03.11.2021

In this episode, Yenli and I talk about the benefits of ByteDance’s overhaul as well as the prospects for Maersk, which announced a record-breaking quarter with more to come…

Episode 332: What’s all the fuss about IPOs? #WeAskWatson 02.11.2021

In this episode, Yenli and I chat a bit about IPOs, what they are, why companies do them etc. This is a very simplified version of what can be quite a complicated topic!

Episode 331: InPost vs UK second hand car prices…#WeAskWatson 01.11.2021

In this episode, Yenli and I talk about InPost’s expansion of delivery lockers in the UK and how crazy second hand car prices could have a detrimental effect on the automotive industry as a whole…

Episode 330: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 29.10.2021

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about some of the week’s notable happenings including the UK Budget, advertising as an leading economic indicator, consumer fears, what’s going on in the housing market and Facebook’s future.

Episode 329: Facebook/Meta vs Tesco/Gorillas…#WeAskWatson 29.10.2021

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the Meta-future and whether there really is demand out there for grocery deliveries within 10 minutes…

Episode 328: BP/Daimler’s deal with hydrogen trucks vs Hertz’s Uber deal on Tesla cars…#WeAskWatson 28.10.2021

In this episode, Megan and I talk about the implications of BP’s deal with Daimler on hydrogen powered lorries and Herz’s deal with Uber to supply it with Tesla vehicles…

Episode 327: Facebook’s ad disappointment vs Zooplus and petcare potential…#WeAskWatson 26.10.2021

In this episode, Megan and I talk about the ongoing effect of Apple’s privacy changes on ad revenues and the market potential for petcare as Zooplus gets a buyer.

Episode 326: London’s bigger ULEZ vs consumer spend in restaurants…#WeAskWatson 25.10.2021

In this episode, Megan and I discuss the implications of a bigger ULEZ for London and whether restaurant chains should expand now as household budgets get tighter and tighter…

Episode 325: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 24.10.2021

In this episode, I talk about China’s slowing GDP growth rate, the Bank of England’s hint-dropping, Russia turning the screws on gas, new developments in crypto, metaverse aspirations, fat bonuses for investment bankers - and more besides!

Episode 324: Snap/Apple vs free Worldcoin…#WeAskWatson 22.10.2021

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about how Snap has been affected by Apple’s recent change in privacy policy and how Worldcoin is getting people to look into its “orb”…

Episode 323: South Korea and China vs PayPal/Pinterest…#WeAskWatson 21.10.2021

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about how South Korean companies are suffering from the crackdown in China and we also chat about PayPal’s interest in Pinterest…

Episode 322: Facebook’s new digital wallet vs vets under strain…#WeAskWatson 20.10.2021

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about Facebook’s launch of a digital wallet and how the world of vets and pet care could be overdue for a massive change in the UK…

Episode 321: Foxconn’s first cars!…#WeAskWatson 19.10.2021

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about Foxconn’s first ever cars! This episode is shorter than normal because we had timetable clashes!

Episode 320: Klarna’s future vs the beef between China and Brazil…#WeAskWatson 18.10.2021

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the possible impact of the latest developments for Klarna and Impossible Food’s imminent entry into the UK market…

Episode 319: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 16.10.2021

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about a very eventful week where Felixstowe came to prominence, commodities are storming upwards and the consumer is being squeezed from all sides…

Episode 318: the secret to Boots’ success vs gym chain fatigue…#WeAskWatson 15.10.2021

In this episode, Milena and I discuss Boot’s solid performance and whether PureGym should go ahead with an IPO…

Episode 317: housing shortages vs expensive chicken…#WeAskWatson 14.10.2021

In this episode, Milena and I discuss the rebound in house prices and how inevitable food price rises will be yet another thing to put household budgets under even more pressure.

Episode 316: residential rents vs the Felixstowe solution…#WeAskWatson 13.10.2021

In this episode, Milena and I talk about the current reversal of the city exodus and what could be done to solve the pile-ups at the Port of Felixstowe

Episode 315: higher prices dent confidence vs shrinkflation…#WeAskWatson 12.10.2021

In this episode, Milena and I talk about how higher prices are hitting consumer confidence and whether shrinkflation is the right way to go for producers…

Episode 314: Netflix vs Kevin the Carrot…#WeAskWatson 11.10.2021

In today’s episode, Milena and I talk about Netflix getting back on track with content and how companies may decide to CUT advertising budgets because of supply chain issues…

Episode 313: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 08.10.2021

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about a big week of big events where we rising prices and interest rates, ongoing employee shortages across the board, cratering UK car sales, Facebook’s outage, Evergrande’s ongoing problems and Morrisons’ new direction among other things.

Episode 312: House prices/inflation vs South Korea’s battery supremacy…#WeAskWatson 08.10.2021

In this episdoe, India and I talk about the UK housing market and how South Korea’s reliance on imports to make rechargeable batteries could cause problems…

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