U.S. Dollar Index Higher, PPI Edges Up

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.79, up 0.27. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading choppy and in the middle of the session range. Market talk about comments from various policy makers and headline news has kept buyers and sellers active. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that core producer prices (PPI) were up 1.2 percent year over year in September versus up 1 percent in August. On the month core PPI was up 0.2 percent versus up 0.1 percent in August. PPI year over year rose 0.7 percent from a flat reading in August. On the month PPI rose 0.3 percent in September versus a flat reading in August.