U.S. Dollar Index higher ahead of FOMC

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading a little higher Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC ) Rate Decision due out Wednesday at 2:00 PM ET. The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading steady at 96.84, up 0.23. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to release Pending Home Sales for June at 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday. On Thursday initial Jobless Claims, Continuing Claims and U.S. GDP data for the second quarter is due out.