A Wisesight social-listening study (July 2025 to June 2026) found Thai online debate on the global economy centres on the Middle East war and Hormuz tensions, US tariffs, and AI-bubble worries. Of the tariff-related posts, about 40% blamed Chinese imports: cheap Chinese goods flooding in and making it hard for Thai SMEs and online sellers to sell. About 38% focused on US tariffs hurting exports. This is public sentiment, not policy, so there is no new rule to act on. Watch your own cost base: fuel and logistics costs flagged in the same study are the more direct pressure on your margins.