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Barclays Lifts S&P 500 Target Despite Iran War Risks

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Barclays US equities strategy head Venu Krishna raised his end-2026 price target to 7,650, conditional on a resolution of the Iran war within the next few months. The call is a cautiously bullish signal for US equities if geopolitical risk abates, but its upside is explicitly contingent on near-term conflict resolution (Source: Bloomberg).

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Barclays US equities strategy head Venu Krishna raised his end-2026 price target to 7,650, conditional on a resolution of the Iran war within the next few months. The call is a cautiously bullish signal for US equities if geopolitical risk abates, but its upside is explicitly contingent on near-term conflict resolution (Source: Bloomberg).

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