«Given the downgrade to our outlook, Governing Council actively discussed the possibility of adding more
monetary stimulus at this time, in order to speed up the return of the economy to full capacity,» Poloz said
after the release of the central bank's latest
policy announcement.
European yields have generally taken their lead from developments in the US over recent months, with yields on German 10 - year government debt also falling toward 4 per cent in mid January, before increasing to 4.2 per cent
after the Fed's late January
monetary policy announcement.