U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 95.42, up 0.11. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading rangebound and a little higher on the session. Market talk about comments by policy makers and global headline news has kept buyers and sellers active. Chatter about U.S. economic data due out Thursday is starting to make the rounds. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release final second quarter GDP (gross domestic product) Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Department of Labor is scheduled to report weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. ET. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release pending home sales at 10:00 a.m. ET.