U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed, Jobeless Claims Rise

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.90, down 0.04. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading modestly choppy. Chatter about U.S. economic data and global central bank monetary policy has kept buyers and sellers active. The Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims rose 13,000 to 260,000 from 247,000 last week.