Yield spreads on sovereign bonds represent market expectations for the economic performance of issuing countries. In the international financial market, yield spreads also reflect the extent to which the issuing countries are integrated into the global market. We analyze market integration and...

This paper explores the predictive power of the absolute delta beta (ADB) on future cross-sectional stock returns. By univariate portfolio analysis, bivariate portfolio analysis, and decomposition of predictive power, we find that the ADB can produce an excess return in the next month. The...