Gold & Gas Prices Why Is Gold Going Down And Silver Crashing? Watch what Rick Rule does. Some people are asking will gold price increase or will gold price go down ? Are gold prices high right now or why gold why now ? Prep now before SHTF in 2022 . The CPI is lame, which inflation rate to use is the real question & how inflation works or why inflation happens is what you need to understand. Don't believe the Government inflation metric called the CPI like steve van metre says . Prepping for a downturn is the smart move now. Prep now before SHTF in 2022 .