U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed, Housing Starts Fall

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.88, down 0.01 The U.S. Dollar Index is trading just under the session highs. Chatter about global headline news and economic data is making the rounds. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Housing Starts fell 9 percent in September versus a 5.6 percent decline in August. Building permits rose 6.3 percent in September versus a rise of 0.7 percent in August