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What history says about debt standoffs

Data: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Every day that passes puts the United States closer to the "X Date" — the moment (estimated to be this summer) when the Treasury runs out of extraordinary measures it is using to avoid breaching the $34.1 trillion legal debt limit.

Why it matters: There are more and more signs that the possibility of protracted negotiations is causing some worry in the halls of the Fed.

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