By Laura Matthews and Amanda Cooper

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The greenback fell in opposition to the pound however held regular in opposition to most of its friends on Tuesday, as financial knowledge continues to level to the resilience of the U.S. financial system and the possibilities of the Federal Reserve retaining rates of interest larger for longer.

Enterprise exercise in the US unexpectedly rebounded in February, hitting its highest stage in eight months, in keeping with a survey on Tuesday.

This follows current sturdy knowledge on retail gross sales, the labor market and manufacturing manufacturing, suggesting stable momentum within the financial system in the beginning of the 12 months.

“It is more and more clear that the U.S. is not in any form of a recession in the meanwhile nor are there alerts of a recession,” mentioned Adam Button, chief forex analyst at ForexLive in Toronto.

“The market has had an enormous rethink of the opportunity of a recession in 2023. The U.S. financial system has powered by larger rates of interest thus far, and the chances are growing that the Federal Reserve should hike charges to six% later this 12 months,” he added.

The euro was final down 0.19% in opposition to the greenback to $1.0666 because it got here below strain after knowledge confirmed euro zone manufacturing exercise deteriorated, though a rebound within the extra inflation-sensitive companies sector saved losses in verify.

The British pound was the notable exception, rising 0.38% to $1.2081, extending its two-day positive aspects in opposition to the dollar.

That left the , which tracks the U.S. forex in opposition to six main friends, at 103.87, or up 0.02%. barely down from a excessive of 104.26 earlier within the day.

The pound strengthened on Tuesday after knowledge confirmed an sudden bounce in British enterprise exercise, suggesting the financial system could also be sidestepping the danger of recession.

The euro has been struggling in opposition to the greenback specifically over the previous couple of weeks, after sturdy U.S. labor knowledge and indicators of persistent inflation have raised the possibilities that U.S. rates of interest will rise additional than many beforehand anticipated.