by Calculated Risk on 6/15/2011 04:13:00 PM

A few articles:
• From the LA Times: Fighting breaks out in Athens as thousands of Greek workers protest

• From the WSJ: Greek Leader to Seek Vote of Confidence

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, facing mounting opposition to his plans for further austerity measures being demanded as a price for a new bailout needed to avoid a debt default, said Wednesday he would shuffle his cabinet and demand a vote of confidence in Parliament.

The vote is likely to herald a further bout of intense uncertainty in financial markets already rattled by the disagreements over a new rescue package.

• From the Financial Times: Greek contagion fears spread to other EU banks

• From the WSJ, a list of banks and countries exposed to the debt of Greece, Ireland and Portugal (ht Pat): Greece, Ireland, Portugal: Who Holds the Debt?. This doesn't include the exposure to CDS that Kash outlined last week.

The yield for Greek 2 year bonds is over 28%; the 10 year yield is close to 18%. Portuguese and Irish yields are up too.

Here are the links for bond yields for several countries (source: Bloomberg):

Greece	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Portugal	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Ireland	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Spain	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Italy	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Belgium	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
France	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Germany	2 Year	5 Year	10 Year