U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 95.31, up 0.06. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading rangebound. Market chatter about the global headline news and U.S. economic data due out today is making the rounds. The Department of Labor is scheduled to report weekly jobless claims and the Census Bureau's monthly report on retail sales are due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Empire state manufacturing activity survey and the Phily Fed manufacturing survey are also due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to report producer prices (PPI) at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release industrial production figures at 9:15 a.m. ET. The Census Bureau is scheduled to report business inventories at 10:00 a.m. ET.