Beyoncé kicked off her blockbuster Renaissance tour in Stockholm, Sweden. The shows attracted a surge in hotel stays which impacted the country's inflation, an economist said. Economist Michael Grahn told The Wall Journal he considered it a "Beyoncé blip." On Wednesday, Sweden Statistics, a government agency, said restaurants and hotels added 0.3 percentage points to the rate while recreation and culture metrics contributed 0.2 percentage points, according to The Financial Times. "Beyoncé is responsible for the extra upside surprise this month," Grahn added to The Financial Times.

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Persons: Beyoncé, Michael Grahn, —, — Bruce Springsteen, Grahn, Taylor Swift's, Swift, didn't Organizations: Service, Danske Bank, Wall Street, Sweden Statistics, Financial Times, Forbes, Parkwood Entertainment Locations: Stockholm, Sweden, Gothenburg