Over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine in what Moscow calls its "special military operation", the war has thrown global financial markets into severe turmoil as the charts below show.
China's coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts about whether Russia will stick to a deal to let Ukraine export grain.
Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports to grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's invasion could be eased.
Oil prices fell below $100 per barrel in early Asian trading on Wednesday as US inventory data showed buildups in crude oil and refined products amid rising fears of a global economic slowdown.