U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher Ahead of Data

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.28, up 0.11. The U.S. dollar index is trading a little higher Wednesday morning. Market chatter about global headline news, monetary policy and U.S. politics is making the rounds. The census bureau is scheduled to release durable goods data at 8:30 a.m. ET. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) pending home sales figures are due out at 10:00 a.m. ET. The U.S. Federal Reserve Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to announce if there is any change to monetary policy and release a statement at 2:00 p.m. ET.