US stocks pass record highs

Still no taper in sight as US stocks warily creep up pass previous record highs:

The Dow up 30 points (0.2%) to 15,658, an all-time high level.

S&P 500 also crept up 0.2% to a record 1,709.

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Aussie dollar slipped as low as 88.88 cents - let's hope that's a lucky number for the Aussie economy!