In cased you missed today's Journal, fascinating article looking at the impact of the global rise of commodity prices on the business of stolen art.
It used to be that art thieves would swipe art because they loved art (rarely) or because of the dramatic price they could fetch on the black market to someone who loves art (more commonly) or just for the thrill of it (frequently).
But not so today. Now, hang on bronze statue work of art, you might very well get snatched and melted for the copper and sold for more as a commodity metal than the art itself on the black market.
Perhaps we should begin using stolen art as a new economic leading indicator.
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