Macroeconomic scenarios: 1. the economy is expanding too quickly. Sell bonds, Raise the reserve requirement, raise the discount rate to slow things dow 2. the economy is experiencing a contraction 3. unemployment is very low and is characterized by increasing inflationary pressures 4. Real GDP has increased dramatically 5. aggregate demand is decreasing 6. aggregate supply has decreased 7. the economy is reaching a peak, causing inflation to increase 8. unemployment is very high, causing aggregate demand to drop