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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/04/bis-...l-markets.html

An improving global growth outlook and signals from both the Fed and ECB that they will look to adopt a cautious approach going forward was likely the explanation for stubbornly low yields, the BIS said, though it did also trigger a "deeper question."

"Can a tightening be considered effective if financial conditions unambiguously ease? And, if the answer is 'no', what should central banks do?" Borio said.

The BIS, known as the central bankers' bank, has 60 members and aims to help central banks pursue monetary and financial stability. It was one of the few organizations to warn investors about the unstable levels of bank lending on risky assets, such as U.S. subprime mortgages, that eventually led to the global financial crisis.

The organization's chief economist at that time, William White – who has since become the Swiss-based chairman of the OECD's review committee – reportedly said last year that global debt levels had skyrocketed to unstable levels in response to low interest rates and the financial situation was now "worse than 2007."