Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- 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.

The rapid-fire assault on bureaucracy, economic policy, and geopolitical affairs by U.S. President Donald Trump is not ending. During high-level conversations with top U.S. officials and their Russian counterparts, Trump implied to reporters that Ukraine was somehow to blame for provoking Moscow's invasion of the nation.

However, Trump is ignoring the situation on other fronts. His administration maintained strict regulations governing corporate mergers established during the tenure of former US President Joe Biden. Wall Street, which had an...