U.S. Dollar Index Trading Lower, Jobless Claims Rise

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 96.50, down 0.54. The U.S. dollar index is trading rangebound just above the session lows Market talk about U.S. economic and various comments from global policy makers is making the rounds. The Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims rose 14,000 to 266,000 versus 252,000 last week.