U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher, Home Sales Slip

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 94.72, up 0.22. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading a little under the session highs. Chatter about the upcoming speech from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday is making the rounds. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) just reported that existing home sales fell 3.2 percent in July versus a 1.1 percent rise in June.