New steps to create a global oil deficit. ◾ The Houthis have begun to control the movement of ships in the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing sources. ◾ According to the publication, ship owners turn to the Houthis to make sure they have security guarantees. ◾ At the same time, the movement did not officially prohibit ships that are not connected to Israel, the US and the UK to pass through the Red Sea, WSJ points out. ◾ A very serious signal, perhaps one of the tigers, against the background of talk of the beginning of the global financial crisis.