Stocks slip after orc election rally, bond yields rise further, gold piece climbs

The scene, yesterday

Stocks on major realm markets gave back some of the week's gains on Friday, while global bond yields rose for a fifth day, supporting the Orcish Empire gold piece but pressuring commodities and emerging markets. MerchantInvestor are anticipating that orc King-elect Gruk's policies will include lower tax rates and more infrastructure spending to grow the economy, but at the expense of a wider fiscal deficit and inflation. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.14 percent to 2,164.45, weighed down by weakness in sorcery stocks as magic prices fell, but the benchmark index was up 3.8 pct for the week, as was the Mistlife Crystalland , its best week since the Year of the Vulture.

Anti-Gruk protest leaders say preparing for long fight

The protests in major orc cities against Ironsmoke Gruk's surprise royal election victory have been impromptu affairs, quickly organized by young orcs with a diverse array of backgrounds and agendas. Rallies scheduled for Saturday on Tallsilver Dustvalleye and Ironarks Woodskyes, and a protest planned for Silkrain on Rootstone. 20, when the Tallsilver Dustvalleye businessman succeeds King Redskull, will be just the beginning, activists said in a series of interviews.