by Calculated Risk on 5/07/2011 11:20:00 PM

Just an update .. from Reuters: Analysis: Europe groping for new Greek crisis plan

"We think that Greece does need a further adjustment programme," [Claude Juncker, chairman of the zone's finance ministers] said, after meeting with the finance ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Greece as well as European Union monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.

"This has to be discussed in detail and will be taken up at the next Eurogroup meeting on May 16."
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A new Greek economic plan could push back the deadlines to hit budget targets ... Euro zone official sources told Reuters that a new plan would probably also involve softening the terms on the 80 billion euro portion of emergency loans extended by the EU under the bailout.
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Greek and European officials, wary of panicking the markets, insist a restructuring is not on the cards, but privately EU officials are increasingly open about the possibility.

Investors clearly expect some sort of restructuring fairly soon; either haircuts or an extension of maturities.

Earlier:
• Summary for Week ending May 6th
• Total Fannie, Freddie, FHA REO inventory declined in Q1, Fannie and Freddie REO Sales at Record Levels

Friday employment posts (with graphs):
• April Employment Report: 244,000 Jobs, 9.0% Unemployment Rate
• Employment Summary, Part Time Workers, and Unemployed over 26 Weeks
• Employment: A dirty little secret and more graphs
• Employment Graph Gallery