When President Donald Trump heard that Amazon was considering displaying the added cost of tariffs on certain items ― putting their impact on full display ― he personally called Jeff Bezos to complain,

President Donald Trump's budding friendship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hit a snag as the retailer considers how to respond to tariffs.

In Trump’s first one hundred days, the dollar has weakened 9%, a mirror image of Reagan’s first 100 days, explains Bloomberg Opinion columnist John Authers. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump’s second term has seen a significant increase in executive orders, with more than 140 signed in his first 100 days, and a decline in his approval rating.

World stocks and the dollar nudged up on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said it planned to reduce the impact of auto tariffs, a further sign of flexibility on a trade policy that has wreaked havoc on markets in April.

Global stocks mostly rose despite fresh signs of a tariff hit to corporate earnings, while Wall Street cheered President Donald Trump's moves to soften the levies hitting automakers. Trump's pivot includes limitations on the impact of multiple tariffs on carmakers and a measure to allow carmakers to offset a portion of the levy for two years.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Stocks and the dollar edged higher on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration responded to pressure from automakers and said it will soften some tariffs, ahead of