Charlotte Chong and Khoo Hsu Chuang tackle the markets this Friday the 13th, as the market continues to be spooked by 1MDB, fleeing investors and tepid growth.

Things that made us sad included, Rodrigo 'Trump of the East' Duterte's ascension to the Philippine presidency. He may be a bigot, murderer, womaniser and gun-toting boor, but he's won the hearts and minds of a nation sick of crime and corruption.

Happy? The fact that 1MDB's woes will not spell doom for Malaysia's finances. Yet.