Bernanke: Credit markets strained

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that credit markets, while stabilizing, remain under serious strain and government capital injections into banks are needed to help restore normal lending.

Treasury Department injections of capital into financial institutions using its $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program funds would be critical for restoring confidence and promoting the return of credit markets to more normal functioning, he said.

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