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Beyoncé is to blame for inflation in Sweden: ‘Not normal’
Beyoncé is causing higher “bills, bills, bills” in Sweden. The 41-year-old music icon’s Renaissance World Tour kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 10 — and it’s somewhat to blame for the rise of inflation in the country, according to a senior economist at one of the top Nordic banks. “Beyoncé is responsible for the extra upside surprise this month. It’s quite astonishing for a single event. We haven’t seen this before,” Michael Grahn, Danske Bank’s chief economist in Sweden, told the Financial Times. From April to May, monthly inflation in Sweden increased 0.3 percentage points, data from ... (full story)