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3M Gold Ounces Drained as U.S. Gold Imports Surge

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by ITM Trading
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:17

It’s happening quietly, but the numbers don’t lie. August is on track to break records with over 3 million ounces of gold requested for delivery—on a market that was never designed for physical settlement. Meanwhile, U.S. gold imports have surged 17x.

This isn’t panic buying. It’s calculated. Coordinated. Institutional. And possibly sovereign.

The Fed’s recent whisper of a gold revaluation to manage U.S. debt only adds fuel to the speculation. Something big is shifting in the monetary landscape—and those with the most to lose are moving first.

The rest of us? We’d better be paying attention.

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