turn of the century

All of which conjures parallels to the dot-com daffiness around the turn of the century.

Many people go without health insurance because it’s unaffordable, even as the cost of healthcare has more than tripled since the turn of the century, according to the Peterson-KFF Health Spending Tracker.

And after two major overseas wars, the 2008-09 financial crisis, subsequent sluggish growth, and a pandemic, the U.S. budget swung from surplus at the turn of the century to deficits previously seen only in wartime.

The IMF chief also said the surge in equity markets could end in a similar way to the big rally in technology stocks at the turn of the century.

All but two have occurred after the turn of the century and none before 1991.