Following Gold Weekly Forecast: XAU/USD could target $1,800 if US T-bond yields push lowerANALYSIS | 4/16/2021 4:47:50 PM GMT Gold registered its largest weekly gain of 2021. XAU/USD could target $1,800 with a daily close above $1,785. Gold continues to react to movements in US Treasury bond yields. The XAU/USD pair spent the first half of the day in a relatively tight range below $1,750 but rose sharply on Thursday amid a steep decline witnessed in the US Treasury bond yields. Gold managed to preserve its bullish momentum ahead of the weekend and advanced to its highest level since late February at $1,783 on Friday. On a weekly basis, the precious metal posted its largest percentage gain since December, nearly 2%.