U.S. Dollar Index Lower Ahead of Unemployment Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.15 down 0.26. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading just above the session lows. Market talk about politics and headline news is making the rounds. Chatter about U.S. economic data due out Friday is starting to show up. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release unemployment figures and the Census Bureau is scheduled to release export and import data and trade balance figures at 8:30 a.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.1115, up 0.0021. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2458, up 0.0154. USD/JPY is trading at 102.99, down 0.40. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3392, down 0.0004. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7680, up 0.0029. USD/CNY is trading at 6.7612, up 0.0070.