U.S. Dollar Index Trading Higher Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.77, up 0.24. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading rangebound and near the middle of the session range. Market talk about comments from various policy makers and global headline news is making the rounds. Chatter about U.S. economic data due out Friday is just starting to show up. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey is due out at 10:00 a.m. ET.