The SET closed Friday at 1,595.58, up 0.5% on the week, as the dollar eased after Fed comments suggested a steady rate at the mid-September meeting. The bigger concern for small business is costs: euro zone inflation hit 3.3% on higher energy prices from the Mideast war, and the World Bank says Thailand must roughly double per-capita growth to reach high-income status by 2037. The government also raised its 2026 forecast to 2.1-2.5% growth and 12-16% export growth. For an SME, this is background: watch fuel and input prices, not the stock market.