NAME

Finance::USDX - Compute USDX (US Dollar Index)

SYNOPSIS

    use Finance::USDX;

    # get "live" USDX using YAHOO finance values (through Finance::Quote)
    my $usdx = usdx();

    # compute USDX given specfic conversion rates
    my $usdx = usdx(eurusd => 1.2976, usdjpy => 79.846,
                    gbpusd => 1.5947, usdcad => 0.9929,
                    usdsek => 6.6491, usdchf => 0.9331);

DESCRIPTION

Just exports an 'usdx' subroutine that returns the current USDX value.

usdx

If called without arguments, returns the "current" USDX value using data from YAHOO finance website, using Finance::Quote module.

If called with argument, then the hashtable must have six key/value pairs, with rates for currency convertion. Note that two of the keys are not usd->other convertions. All exact keys are required.

AUTHOR

Alberto Simões, <ambs at cpan.org>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-finance-usdx at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Finance-USDX. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Finance::USDX

You can also look for information at:

• RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)

  http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Finance-USDX

• AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

  http://annocpan.org/dist/Finance-USDX

• CPAN Ratings

  http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Finance-USDX

• Search CPAN

  http://search.cpan.org/dist/Finance-USDX/

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2012 Alberto Simões.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.