“Gold is going up because the world is going down,” says Gerald Celente, American trend forecaster and publisher of the Trends Journal. In an interview with Daniela Cambone, Celente criticizes those who once dismissed gold advocates as “lunatics,” asserting that more people are now waking up to gold’s value as protection.

He also predicts the precious metal could reach $4,000 an ounce. Celente points to conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with Germany’s recession and global military build-ups, as drivers of inflation and rising oil prices. “You could see Brent crude going above $100, $120 a barrel. That’ll crash the proverbial economy and crash the equity markets.”

“Gold Is Going Up Because the World Is Going Down” – Gerald Celente Issues a Blunt Economic Warning
Featuring Gerald Celente on The Daniela Cambone Show – Presented by ITM Trading

While the mainstream media remains fixated on temporary economic narratives, trend forecaster Gerald Celente sees the bigger picture—and it isn’t pretty. On The Daniela Cambone Show, Celente lays out a sobering forecast: wars are escalating, economies are failing, and the U.S. dollar is weakening. In short, he says, “Gold is going up because the world is going down.”

At ITM Trading, we specialize in helping Americans aged 50+ protect their wealth from inflation, geopolitical instability, and systemic collapse. If you’ve been watching the markets and wondering what’s really driving gold & silver prices, this interview offers the clarity you’ve been looking for.

Gold Is No Longer a Fringe Asset—It’s the Lifeboat

Once mocked as a “lunatic” investment, gold is now back in the spotlight. As Celente put it, even Wall Street icons like Jeffrey Gundlach are now admitting gold isn’t just for outliers—it’s for anyone who sees what’s coming.

“You’re not crazy for believing in gold,” Celente says. “You’re crazy if you think fake money will save you.”

With war erupting across the Middle East, Europe’s largest economy in recession, and the U.S. increasingly dependent on money printing to keep the system alive, gold’s rise isn’t speculative—it’s reactive.

Why Geopolitical Chaos Is Fueling Gold’s Rally

Celente connects the dots between rising global tensions and gold’s price surge:

• Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been in a two-year recession and is now borrowing $1 trillion to ramp up military spending.

• Crude oil has jumped $15 per barrel since May, heading toward $100–120—setting the stage for a crash in the equity markets.

• The Israeli conflict has escalated with Iran now directly involved. Meanwhile, no global leader is talking about peace.

“Every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,” Celente quoted Dwight D. Eisenhower. “The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the hopes of its children.”

In short: global governments are choosing war over peace, and the price is being paid in currency devaluation, social unrest, and rising gold prices.

“When All Else Fails, They Take You to War”

One of Celente’s most chilling observations is that war is often used to cover economic failure.

He cited how, in 2020, Israel faced 39 straight weeks of internal protests over judicial reform. Within days of those protests peaking, Hamas launched a major attack—despite reports that Egypt and the U.S. warned Israel it was coming.

“We only report the facts,” he says. “When all else fails, they take you to war.”

And when war escalates, the flight to safety is automatic—and that’s why gold continues to outperform.

The Fed, Fake Money, and a Failing Dollar

As inflation lingers and job losses mount, Celente believes the Federal Reserve will have no choice but to lower interest rates again—just like Trump forced them to in late 2018.

“Lower rates mean a weaker dollar. A weaker dollar means stronger gold.”

He predicts the Fed will likely cut rates two to three times before the end of the year, possibly reintroducing quantitative easing (QE) in an attempt to artificially prop up a fragile economy.

But printing more money only accelerates inflation and decreases trust in fiat currency—a dynamic that further strengthens the case for physical gold and silver, a core tenet of ITM Trading’s wealth preservation strategies.

Job Numbers Are Misleading: The Real Economy Is Cracking

Celente warns that the jobs being created are mostly low-paying roles in healthcare, services, and government—not high-paying, growth-oriented positions. And while official numbers underreport layoffs, real-world data tells a different story.

“We’ve been tracking job loss for years. When the economy goes down, jobs go down. That’s the reality.”

Combine job losses with inflation, and you don’t get stagflation—you get what Celente calls “dragflation”: a dragging economy with prices still climbing.

The Long View: A Lifetime of Trust in Gold

Celente’s confidence in gold is more than theoretical—it’s personal. He started buying gold during the Iranian revolution in the 1970s, when he realized how media narratives were being manipulated and governments were using war as distraction.

He invested $5,000 in gold and oil futures, turning it into nearly $750,000—enough to quit his job and become a full-time trend forecaster.

“Gold gave me the independence to follow truth—not propaganda,” he said.

His bottom-line forecast today? Gold over $4,000 an ounce if current trends continue. And if cryptocurrencies didn’t exist, he says it could be double that.

Final Thoughts and Call to Action

Gerald Celente’s message is raw but clear: this is not a time for complacency. Wars are spreading. The U.S. dollar is weakening. And central banks are printing money faster than ever. If you’re not holding gold, you’re exposed.

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• Acquire and secure physical gold and silver

• Protect retirement savings from inflation and market instability

• Build personalized strategies to weather economic storms

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