Friday Morning News, Views, And Links -- Part II -- Canadian Natural Gas Down To $1.60;

Canadian natural gas prices will be depressed through October -- hey, that's only two or three more weeks.

Gas shipped from the Alberta AECO hub traded at $1.59 per million British thermal units below the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub price today compared with an average discount of 54 cents over the past year. On Sept. 6, the discount reached $1.72 per MMBtu, the widest since November 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Down to $1.60. In Asia, $15.