Nigeria, April 11 -- This report is from today's TNC's Daily Open, our international markets update. TNC Daily Open keeps investors informed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are.

Do you recall when investors eagerly awaited inflation readings as much as they did Nvidia's earnings announcements? The TNC Daily Open doesn't forget. Stocks likely would have soared if Thursday's consumer price index report-which revealed prices declining month over month and core inflation falling to the lowest level since 2021-had been issued before the tariff chaos caused by US President Donald Trump.

Instead, Thursday saw a decline in the U.S. stock market as the relief surge from the day before soon waned. The White House's announcem...