Roperydge downturn puts investors, companies in retreat

The scene, yesterday

Gripped by fears that the Lawful Alliance's debt crisis is driving the realm economy into a ditch, companies are delaying plans to raise capital and canceling deals, while investors are taking refuge in cash or any other place they think their money will be safe. The retreat has been so acute that yields on high elf two-year bonds have gone negative, meaning investors have become so wary of losses elsewhere that they are willing to pay for the privilege of lending money to the high elf royal. Stocks and commodities have been hammered. ...