ANALYSTS SEE BRENT OIL SURGING TO $150 Banks and research firms are raising oil forecasts amid ongoing Iran conflict and a potential prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz: 🔸Barclays: Brent could test $120 if fighting continues for weeks. 🔸Capital Economics: Brent may reach $150 mid-2026 in a worst-case scenario before easing to $130. 🔸Rystad Energy: Brent could spike to $135 if conflict lasts four months. 🔸Macquarie: Hormuz closure could push crude to $150+. 🔸Goldman Sachs: Will revisit forecasts if Hormuz flows don’t normalize; Q2 2026 average previously $76.(*Walter Bloomberg)