U.S. Dollar Index Higher Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.92, up 0.31. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading modestly choppy and just under the session highs. Market talk about headline news, politics and money flows is making the rounds. Chatter about U.S. economic data due out Friday is starting to show up. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release third quarter GDP data (gross domestic product) at 8:30 a.m. ET. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey is due out at 10:00 a.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.0896, down 0.0012. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2167, down 0.0067. USD/JPY is trading at 105.28, up 0.72. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3388, up 0.0016. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7590, down 0.0060. USD/CNY is trading at 6.7819, up 0.0114.