U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.81, down 0.07. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading rangebound. Chatter about politics and global headline news has kept both buyers and sellers active in a fairly narrow range. Market talk about U.S. economic data due out Wednesday is just starting to make the rounds. The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to report Housing Starts and Building Permit figures at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve's Beige Book of economic conditions is due out at 2:00 p.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.0988, down 0.0021. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2286, up 0.0068. USD/JPY is trading at 103.84, down 0.02. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3107, down 0.0007. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7669, up 0.0030. USD/CNY is trading at 6.740, unchanged on the day.