The government shutdown and fiscal problems seem all but forgotten as the markets fueled the rally in equities over November.
The soft and mixed economic data helped dampen speculation on tapering and keep investors around.
Meanwhile, Janet Yellen has stressed that the economy, while showing momentum, is still running below full capacity and that the Fed tools are still needed until the data says otherwise.
Forward momentum helped push the equities market higher over November, culminating with a record close on Wednesday before Thanksgiving, but markets weakened slightly on the last day, a shortened holiday session, for the month.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.