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 22, 2026 • 32min
Episode 957: Bank of America's big boo-boo...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Bank of America's massive mistake this week...
Feb 23, 2026 • 37min
Episode 955: What happens now with the tariffs??
In this episode, Ralph and I discuss what's next for Trump's tariffs after the Supreme Court decision late on Friday night...
Feb 15, 2026 • 30min
Episode 954: how to play the AI bubble
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the AI bubble that's freaking out investors at the moment and why the sell-off of ALL AI names isn't a good idea...
Feb 8, 2026 • 53min
Episode 953: Gold and thoughts on AI and the massive SpaceX deal...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about what could be behind the collapse in the gold price (and it's perhaps not what you think), the effect of AI on jobs and education and then the implications of SpaceX's acquisition of xAI.
Oct 29, 2025 • 23min
Episode 952: Is AI just used as an excuse for job cuts?
In this episode, Emma Dulinkova and I talk about Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 jobs and whether companies are just using AI as an excuse to sack people they were going to cut anyway...
Oct 19, 2025 • 53min
Episode 951: Weekly with Ralph - Superapps vs Driverless taxis in London...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the potential for superapps and whether driverless taxis will work in London (and what that might mean).The chat about superapps was prompted by a story this week about OpenAI's chief pursuing this with increasing functionality of ChatGPT and Elon Musk's previously-stated desire to make a superapp along the lines of WeChat in China.The chat about driverless taxis was prompted by Waymo coming to London. It'll be in competition with Wayve/Uber and, of course, black cabs among others...
Oct 12, 2025 • 50min
Episode 950: Weekly with Ralph - Bubbles and the London market...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about bubbles in gold, bitcoin and AI as well as the sad decline of the London stock market as a global financial force...
Oct 9, 2025 • 40min
Episode 949: Weekly with Ralph - TrumpRx and grief AI
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump's new pharma-portal (is it actually as good as it sounds?) as well as the moral and practical implications of AI in grief tech...This episode was recorded on Sunday 5th October 2025
Oct 9, 2025 • 22min
Episode 948: Weekly with Ralph - US trade tariffs and insulting your boss
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the latest goings-on with US trade tariffs and whether insulting your boss is a sackable offence...This episode was recorded on Friday 5th September 2025
Aug 10, 2025 • 47min
Episode 947: Weekly with Ralph - Trump loading the bases and how to value OpenAI
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump tightening his grip on the Fed and how stellar valuations are being justified for OpenAI...
