Core Insights - The U.S. economy has unexpectedly shown strong growth in Q2, with GDP increasing by 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing economists' expectations of 3.3% [1][4] Economic Growth Factors - The growth is attributed to increased consumer spending and a significant decline in imports, while investment and exports have decreased [4] - Personal consumption expenditure, which accounts for about 70% of the U.S. economy, grew by 2.5% in Q2 [4] - Non-residential fixed investment rose by 7.3%, while residential fixed investment fell by 5.1% [4] - Government consumption and investment decreased by 0.1%, and exports declined by 1.8%, with imports dropping sharply by 29.3% [4] Contribution to Economic Growth - Personal consumption expenditure contributed 1.68 percentage points to the economic growth for the quarter [4] - Net exports contributed 4.83 percentage points, while government consumption and investment had a negligible negative impact of 0.01 percentage points [4] - Private inventory investment negatively impacted growth by 3.44 percentage points [4] Economic Imbalance - The current economic situation reflects a "strong consumption, weak investment" and "warm domestic demand, cold external demand" imbalance, which poses risks for sustained economic recovery [4] Employment Market and Federal Reserve Actions - Despite the strong economic growth, the U.S. job market has shown signs of weakness, with new job creation falling short of expectations [8] - In response, the Federal Reserve recently lowered the benchmark interest rate for the first time since December, bringing it to a range of 4.0% to 4.25% [8] - The Fed aims to find a compromise solution amid rising inflation and risks in the job market [10]