U.S. Dollar Index Lower, Jobless Claims Falls, Phily Fed Improves

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 94.48, down 0.21. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading a little above the session lows. Market talk about headline news and economic data is making the rounds. The Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell 4,000 to 262,000 from 266,000 last week. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Phily Fed manufacturing survey for August rose to 2.0 versus minus 2.9 in July