U.S. Dollar Index Moves Up, Jobless Claims Fall

The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.51, up 0.59. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading at the session highs. Trading is choppy. Market chatter about headline news and comments from global policy makers is ongoing. The Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell to 234,000 from 249,000 last week.