Pon Sagnanert
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Pon Sagnanert is a policy analyst in the Integrated Policy Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. His work focuses on fostering collaboration and and coordinating cross-functional analysis of financial stability and banking system issues, as well as payments and financial technology developments. He contributes to briefings for bank leadership and strategic Federal Reserve System initiatives.
Previously, Sagnanert served as a senior financial economist and financial sector advisor in the Research Department, where he briefed bank leadership on policy-relevant financial market and economic trends in preparation for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. He held prior roles at the at the Board of Governors as a senior global markets specialist and at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a trader/analyst covering emerging markets and Japanese financial markets.
Sagnanert holds an MA in international economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA in international political economy from University of California, Berkeley. He is also a CFA charterholder.
- 2012 MA, International Economics, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- 2006 BA, Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley
- 2016 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Policy Analyst, Integrated Policy, Office of the Chief of Staff, January 2025–present
- Senior Financial Economist/Financial Sector Advisor, May 2021–January 2025
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors, International Finance Division
- Global Markets Specialist, 2018–2021
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Markets Group
- Trader/Analyst, 2013–2018
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International Finance Corporation (IFC), Public Private Partnership Advisory
- Consultant, 2012-2013
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Payden & Rygel Investment Management
- Analyst, 2007–2010
- “Impact of inflation shocks on foreign exchange rates reflects central bank stature,” with Scott Davis, Dallas Fed Economics, September 3, 2024.
- “Swap lines curbed global dollar shortages, appreciation during COVID-19 crisis,” with Scott Davis, Dallas Fed Economics, May 21, 2024.
- “U.S. 30-year mortgage predominance doesn’t seem to delay impact of Fed rate hikes,” with Xiaoqing Zhou, Dallas Fed Economics, January 16, 2024.
- “Mexican peso strength noteworthy among emerging markets during Fed tightening,” with Jesus Cañas and Luis Torres, Dallas Fed Economics, September 26, 2023.
- “Emerging-market countries insulate themselves from Fed rate hikes,” with J. Scott Davis, Dallas Fed Economics, August 8, 2023.
- “Commodity financing markets shaken by Russia invasion; monitoring for U.S. financial stress,” with Jill Cetina and Matthew McCormick, Dallas Fed Economics, April 14, 2022.