NEW YORK (AP) — The trends sound ominous. Mortgages get more expensive and both big companies and the federal government pay more to borrow. The stock market dips on suspicions that the Federal Reserve could start pulling its support for the economy this year.

The thing is, these current trends fall under the heading “good news.”

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