U.S. Dollar Index Trading Higher Ahead of Data

The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 100.63, up 0.35. The U.S. dollar index is trading at the session highs. Market chatter about comments from U.S. policy makers regarding a variety of matters has kept buyers and sellers active. Talk about U.S. economic data due out Friday is starting to show up. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release Import and export prices at 8:30 a.m. ET. Later Friday morning the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey is due out at 10:00 a.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.0655, down 0.0035. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2511, down 0.0011. USD/JPY is trading at 113.12, up 1.14. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3121, down 0.0025. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7625, down 0.0005. USD/CNY is trading at 6.8697, down 0.0010.