But clearly our market is feeling better than it did a week ago.

When most markets feel a fall in demand, price falls.

That's part of what makes the market feel like a boys' schoolyard.

Other experts expressed relief that the market felt more solid than it had on Monday night.

"The market felt pretty heavy and went down like a rock," one municipal bond trader said.

I think the market feels the great risk is on the down side.

The financial markets apparently also felt that a budget deal was not dead.

"I don't see why a fully rational market should feel any blow at all."

The market here feels more like Austin did in 1998.

"It seems the market feels the city is on the road to recovery."