For reasons that are not completely clear to me folks from Peter Schiff to Ragu Rajan equate low interest rates with high levels of consumer spending.

FORBES: Interest Rates and the Consumer

But if you like your ragu a bit redder, I suggest adding skinned chopped fresh tomatoes, just a few, which will lend color, rather than tomato conserve, which gives off an orange glow.

WSJ: In My Kitchen: Massimo Bottura