U.S. Dollar Index Higher,FHFA Prices Steady

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 94.76, up 0.27. The U.S. Dollar Index has extended the session gains. Market talk about politics and headline news is constant. Chatter about the upcoming speech from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday is making the rounds. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported that average prices of single-family houses with mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rose 0.2 percent on the month in June versus a rise of 0.2 percent rise in May. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is due to release existing home sales data at 10:00 a.m. ET.