There's been a general welcome around the world that the threat of the United States defaulting on its debts has been lifted - for now.
But the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has called for a reduction in the uncertainty surrounding the management of American finances.
After weeks of acrimonious wrangling, America's politicians agreed to end the partial government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling.
But it is only a temporary arrangement - the measure funds the government until January and extends the Treasury's borrowing authority until February.
A leading moderate in the Republican Party, Senator John McCain, says he believes US politicians will be keen to avoid another shutdown.
"We did this once before in 1995 and the experience was so searing we waited many years before we did it again.
"I'm guardedly optimistic and confident that we wont revisit it this way again; we'll find other ways. The reaction of the American people is very, very negative and understandably so."
Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of US government employees are heading back to work after Mr Obama signed a law ending the 16-day government shutdown.
"There are no winners," Mr Obama said, adding the US would "bounce back".
